How to Train Your Gladiator
From the ancient roots of Etruscan funeral games to the height of Roman spectacle, we examine the history of gladiatorial combat.
Ancient History Fangirl · Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy
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Show Notes
What did it take to be a gladiator? Who ended up in the arena, and why? And how did the gladiatorial games—one of the bloodiest sporting events known in the ancient world—come to be?
From the ancient roots of Etruscan funeral games to the height of Roman spectacle, we examine the history of gladiatorial combat—and explore what life was like for gladiators in the time of Spartacus.
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