HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Puppet Shows
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Gladiator Fights
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Dramatic Plays
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Trivia Competitions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gladiator fights were called munus (pl. munera), which meant “sacrifice for the dead”.
Detailed explanation-2: -The only emperor to fight as a gladiator in the Colosseum, Commodus lived a debaucherous life & ruled with an iron fist. If you’re looking to explore the Colosseum (even at night), we’ve got some of the most popular tours in Rome. The story of Commodus begins with his father, the Emperor General Marcus Aurelius.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roman gladiator games were an opportunity for emperors and rich aristocrats to display their wealth to the populace, to commemorate military victories, mark visits from important officials, celebrate birthdays or simply to distract the populace from the political and economic problems of the day.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.