Gladiators

 Ancient Roman Gladiators: Heroes or Victims?



You will be researching Ancient Roman Gladiators and investigating multiple perspectives on the lives of the gladiators. Your research task is to develop a stance or opinion regarding whether or not gladiators were victims or heroes, as well as to expand your knowledge on the history and culture of Ancient Rome. There are a variety of articles as well a video and interactive site. Researching a topic not only expands your understanding of a topic or other related topics, helps you evaluate an issue from multiple perspectives, and also enables you to effectively cite evidence for supporting an argument.

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An article about who could become an Ancient Roman Gladiator, and what that meant for them.



 This article is about the downfalls of being a gladiator  []

 This interactive text asks students to step into the shoes of a gladiator  []

 This article is about who became gladiators, the various types that existed, where they lived, how they trained, the rules of the fight, and what ancient people thought of them  []

 An article from the Women of Action Network on female gladiators and the necessity of this choice --note the issue of slant/credibility  []

This article takes the stance that gladiator fights perpetuated violence  []

 For Further Research  This article looks at how a German archaeologist has deciphered the great stadium's complex stagecraft for entertainment <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 190%;"> []

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 190%;"> This article presents the history of how gladiator fights came to be and how they are different from what we see in modern day movies <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 190%;"> []

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 190%;"> This article shares the effects of the Colosseum, both positive and negative. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 190%;"> []

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