WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They were usually not put in the arena just to die, but to entertain the crowd – although many would eventually die as a result. Gladiators could survive multiple fights, providing ongoing entertainment to the Roman people while also paying back some of the money invested in them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gladiatorial games were officially banned by Constantine in 325 CE. Constantine, considered the first “Christian” emperor, banned the games on the vague grounds that they had no place “in a time of civil and domestic peace” (Cod. Theod.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some gladiatorial fights were as scripted as WWE While some gladiator battles didn’t go on to end in a death, others were also heavily staged, particularly in the case of many Roman emperors.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were only two ways that a gladiatorial battle could be ended-either one gladiator won or it was a draw-but it was the editor who had the final say on whether the loser died on the field or went on to fight another day.