Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Roman Gladiators, Story of the World Book 1

 Many stories and movies have been made about Gladiators, but what is the real truth? We know that the Romans loved their blood sports, and men fought animals, and each other. 

Read in our book pages 165-167, Story of the World Book 1

Big Fat Notebook of World History page 131 




https://dailyhistory.org/How_Did_Gladiatorial_Games_Evolve_in_Ancient_Rome%3F




Read this page and do the quiz at the end: 



Discuss:
What was the orginial purpose of the gladiator fights? 
Who changed it and why? 
What does the term "Bread and Circuses" mean? 
Who was a crazy emperior and fought in the arena? 
How did he insure that he would win? 
How long did the fights usually last? 
In truth, were the fighters killed at the end of the fight? 
How did everyday Romans feel about the fights? 

To study this and other subjects go here: 
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1581946




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