For the same reason the said games fell out of favor in the public perception. Christianity gained power. Not to say that torture and murder were not taken plac

For the same reason the said games fell out of favor in the public perception. Christianity gained power. Not to say that torture and murder were not taken place under christian priests' sight if not command, but in the later the cause was always punitive in regard to or attempts to gain cooperation from victims, whereas the former were for show and entertainment alone.