1. Roman Gladiators and Greek Games BY BOB CHEN AND VALDI RATU

2. The History Roman Gladiators  Introduced in the Etruscan to honour the dead  Became more common as time passed by  Became into a regular game in the first century Greek Games  First played to honour Zeus  Gods wanted to honour the mortals by showing their athleticism  First played on the ancient plains of Olympia

3. How Players were Recruited Roman Gladiators  Most new recruited gladiators went to gladiator schools  People were enlisted to be a gladiator  People who were recruited were slaves, criminals, prisoners of war  Forced to be recruited, no choice  New recruits had no freedom  More than 100 gladiator schools Greek Games  Male were the participants  They had to be “free” (not slaves)  People from royal families, and from government can participate  Women could not participate in the games  Married women were not allowed to watch

4. How the Games were Played Roman Gladiators  Games were brutal, as it was common for the gladiators to fight to the death  Thumbs up by the audience meant “stab his heart” and thumbs down by the audience meant “disapproval” Greek Games  Played among mostly the rich families who didn’t have to work  Since losing a game meant God didn’t like you, the games were competitive

5. Types of Games Pentathlon: Running/Jumping/Discus throw Types of Running Games:  Stade Race: test of speed, running around the track one end to the other (200 m race)  Diaulos: two laps around the stadium (400 m race)  Dolichos: ranging between 7-24 laps around the stadium Other Types of Games  Wrestling  Boxing  Pankration  Equestrian events

6. Types of Games

7. Purposes they Served Greek Games  Played in honour of twelve Olympian Gods  To show off humans’ capabilities in sports Roman Gladiators  Used slaves for simple entertainment when times were more rough  Another way of public execution when animals killed the gladiators

8. Prizes and Punishments Greek Games  Lots of glory (the highest honour someone can gain)  A herald would announce the victor’s name, father’s name, and the city of origin  Obtains palm branch, and red wool ribbons  Custom victory song  Feast with friends  Greatest prize was having a statue at Olympus in holy sanctuary  many people cheated  in wrestling you are not allowed to put oil  cheaters get disqualified, along with trainer and sponsoring city state  cheaters get fined, along with trainer and sponsoring city state  contestants found cheating will be whipped Roman Gladiators  Victors gained money for winning  A crown was given for performance  Greatest prize was to be free from fighting  neglect of duty and misconducts  the gladiators are punished through a beating with a stick  when a gladiator commits a serious offence, bits of bones and metal was attached to the stick  this was used to tear out flesh  most gladiators died from this

9. Bibliography Images:  Discus Thrower: http://pixgood.com/the-discus-thrower.html  Roman Gladiator School: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/sensational-find-in-austria-radar-helps-locate-a-roman-gladiator-school-a-784726.html  Diaulos: http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/TC002dEN.html  Pankration: http://www.fightcamptravel.com/en/pankration-the-martial-art-of-hercules-and-the-spartans/  Palm Branch: http://www.sanandres.esc.edu.ar/olivosp/extranet2009/5to/Greece/hotspots/5C/facts/reports/Olympic%20Games/olympic.htm  Gladiator Thumbs Down: https://babickdyer.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/gladiatorjupit1.jpg  Lion Attacking Gladiator: http://board.us.gladiatus.gameforge.com/board7-gladiatus-game-and-support/board11-suggestions/board118-suggestions-archive/18796-i-want-a-ferocious-lion/  Ancient Plains of Olympia: http://www.efadconference.com/en/content.php?MG=5&Mid=49&sub1=1 Websites:  "Ancient Olympic Prizes - Olympic-Legacy.com." Ancient Olympic Prizes - Olympic-Legacy.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.  "Ancient Olympics - First Olympic Games History from Olympia." Ancient Olympics - First Olympic Games History from Olympia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.  "Life of a Gladiator." Life of a Gladiator. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.  "Cheating in the Ancient Olympics Games." Mapsofworld. N.p., n.d. Web.  "Ancient Greek Games." - Daily Life in Ancient Greece. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.