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Gladiators rarely fought to the death: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wkk22n/did_gladiators_really_fight_to_the_death_in_the/ https://www.reddi
by HEmanZ 3y ago
Gladiators rarely fought to the death: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wkk22n/did_gladiators_really_fight_to_the_death_in_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wkk22n/did_g...
This was more like a fancy UFC fight. They could end in death and the Romans held public executions in the stadium, but people weren’t THAT bloodthirsty.
- Ekaros 3y agoThey were well trained professionals. And training time and feeding them is pretty expensive. Also building a brand and name recognition is hard if you keep losing your people. If people want to see randos fighting they might as well go outside tavern or bar after closing time...