What impact did gladiator combat have during romanization and how did it impact daily life?

 

Gladiator combat is an essential feature in the Roman Empire. It features social standing and politics in the ancient Roman times which up until now, its ways and standings are still on the table of debate. It started off as an entertainment for the higher profiles in the Roman Empire, those who participated as gladiators were slaves, criminals, prisoners of wars, and socially marginalized. These led to successful gladiators to become rich and famous entertainment stars in the first century. Eventually, free men lined up to take their chances in the arena, taking their road on success and popularity in the Roman Empire. Gladiator combats were seen as a dark side of the Roman civilization for it displays brutal and bloody combat among men and sometimes, even with animals, fighting to death. Ritualized, public violence became the primary source of entertainment of the Romans during the first century. They have normalized looking at people fighting for their lives only to be hailed as the king of the arena, and later on receive praises for killing someone during the combat. The gladiator combats helped maintain the Romans' civility in their everyday life. As per the book, Gladiators: Deadly Arena Sports of Ancient Rome, by Christopher Epplett, the Roman civilization allowed people to feed their inner beast with the exhibit of an above normal display of violence that people can tolerate. This has an impact to those who have witnessed and is fond of brutality. The gladiators became an image of courage, but to some, it was an image of violence and brutality. Romans then made gladiator schools who would train warriors and athletes for combat. Children's dreams became a picture of a warrior covered in blood, giving his widest smile of victory, while listening to the audience's chants of worship for his name. Their day-to-day life revolved in the arena and entertainment.

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The impact of gladiator combats to ancient Roman civilization is not at all good. There were also downsides as to how it has impacted the growing Roman Civilization.