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What do the gladiator fights tell us about roman culture?
The gladiatorial games, together with the chariot races, was the most popular form of entertainment in Rome. Successful gladiators were popular heroes.
What is a Form of Roman entertainment?
The most popular ones where the gladiatorial games, the chariot races. and animal hunts. There were also musical, dance and acrobatic performances and theatre.
Who was at ancient roman chariot races besides the charioteers?
Everybody in the city tried to get into the chariot races as they were the most popular of all the Roman entertainments. During the republic the consuls and elected officials attended plus dictators and later, emperors. Then there were the cheering sections for each racing faction and the general public. The races were the one public gathering where men and women could sit together without special sections for each gender, although there was still reserved seating for the various social ranks.
Why were gladiatorial games so popular?
The Circus Maximus was popular because they have nice tricks and animals between the races. Chariot racing was the most popular spectator sport in the Roman empire an drew crowds not only from the city of Rome, but from surrounding towns and areas as well. The chariot racing was extra "fun" as the Romans would wager on their favorite teams.
What do these gladiator fights say about Roman society?
The gladiatorial games were the most popular form on entertainment. The spectators valued a good, skilled and fair fight. However, this was about what the Roman valued in these contests, not about more general Roman values. To them it was like a sport.
