WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -If a gladiator was seriously wounded or threw down his weapon in defeat, his fate was left in the hands of the spectators. In contests held at the Colosseum, the emperor had the final say in whether the felled warrior lived or died, but rulers and fight organizers often let the people make the decision.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commodus’ assassination in 192, by a wrestler in the bath who held him underwater, marked the end of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was succeeded by Pertinax, the first emperor in the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The honorable way to die was for the losing gladiator to grasp the thigh of the victor who would then hold the loser’s head or helmet and plunge a sword into his neck. Gladiator matches, like much else in Roman life, were connected with Roman religion.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The End of the Show Emperor Honorius had closed down the gladiator schools five years before and the final straw for the games came when a monk from Asia Minor, one Telemachus, leapt between two gladiators to stop the bloodshed and the indignant crowd stoned the monk to death.

Detailed explanation-6: -However, when Marcus Aurelius tells his arrogant and unstable son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) about the plan, Commodus flies into a rage and kills his father. Commodus becomes emperor and orders the death of Maximus and his family.