HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To protect the city from raids
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To entertain the audience
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To express the anger of the poor
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To decide who should be emperor
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -People of the ancient times loved to see gory and bloody battles to the death or watch a slow torturous death. These events were ways the social structure of society was formed and the way the community was able to come together.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Colosseum was actively used for four centuries for the purpose of providing free public entertainment, usually in the form of bloody games and battles.
Detailed explanation-4: -In A.D. 80, Vespasian’s son Titus opened the Colosseum-officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater-with 100 days of games, including gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights.