[DOC] [TLE] The Roman Gladiator [PAR] During the Republic, munera had been privately financed by the family, whose 
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as ... Indeed, writes Tacitus, the year AD 63 of Nero's reign "witnessed 
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prompted,... [DOC] [TLE] Gladiator History - Roman Colosseum [PAR] Gladiatorial games started in Rome over 300 years before the Roman ... who had 
been Pontifex Maximus 120 gladiators fought and funeral games ... By the first 
century A.D. providing gladiatorial games even became a ... At first gladiator 
fights were held in small wooden arenas. ... Andabatae (Sight Restricted 
Gladiators) [DOC] [TLE] Murderous Games: Gladiatorial Contests in Ancient Rome | History ... [PAR] Victorious conquest had been bought at a huge price, measured in human 
suffering, ... to Italy, and by Roman soldiers who served long years fighting 
overseas. ... In ancient times, amphitheatres must have towered over cities, much 
as ... To little effect; gladiatorial games persisted at least until the early fifth 
century AD,... [DOC] [TLE] Gladiator IQP Intro/Background.docx - Worcester Polytechnic Institute [PAR] May 8, 2014 ... 300 B.C. - 450 A.D. ... Over the course of 800 years, gladiatorial combat evolved 
from a sacrifice for ... combat in the Roman Empire, and to analyze the armor, 
weapons and ..... The gladiatorial fights were also postponed until the munera 
was more ... been found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of marble. [DOC] [TLE] Gladiators and Beasts in the Roman Arenas - Softpedia News [PAR] Apr 21, 2007 ... 50 years . ... In 106 AD, celebrating his victory over the Dacians in an ... In Latin, "
munus" meant "obsequies" and "gladiator games", and ... The Colosseum had 80 
entrances, of which three were reserved for ... The massacre of the next day 
consisted of 200 lions and lionesses, 200 leopards and 300 bears". [DOC] [TLE] Romans Celebrated Murder As Public Sport - JCS Group, Inc. [PAR] Whenever Goths and Vandals moved into a Roman city, the games stopped. ... 
Before long, just about every Roman city had its own amphitheater. The most 
majestic, the Colosseum, held 50,000 spectators and offered every sort of ... 
victories on the Dacian frontier in 107 A.D. featured 10,000 gladiators and lasted 
123 days. [DOC] [TLE] PRINT TEXT [PAR] The Colosseum was the largest amphitheater in ancient Rome. ... The 
Colosseum was used to stage gladiator fights and wild animal shows from 80 
C.E. until it was ... Criminals spent two years in schools and three years of combat
, this was their ... These men either had been slaves or were related to slaves (
son of slave). [DOC] [TLE] View Article: The Colosseum: Power, Brilliance, and Brutality [PAR] Sep 8, 2004 ... Back to Main Site ... Titus, his older son, dedicated the Colosseum and presided 
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century. ... The bloodbath has been exaggerated; there would usually only be a ... 
This led to an imperial decree in 404 abolishing gladiatorial combat... [DOC] [TLE] Sudden Death Gladiators were sport's first superstars, providing ... [PAR] Feb 15, 2001 ... Over two centuries, El Djemprovided an enormous venue for ... From dawn until 
after nightfall, fatalencounters between men and men ... extravagant butchery that 
was the gladiatorial games--snuff ... every Roman city had its own amphitheater. 
.... Domitian (81-96 A.D.), contests were held by torchlight--night [DOC] [TLE] RomeHistory [PAR] Between these two dates, Roman history can be conveniently divided into three 
major ... 3).30 bc-ad 476 The Roman Empire. .... By the third century bc the 
senate had a membership of 300. ... The government maintained this 
organization until the end of the republic. ..... He did not even pretend to like 
gladiatorial games. [DOC] [TLE] Athletics and Manly Sport/Ethics and Evolution of Boxing - Wikisource [PAR] Mar 28, 2016 ... The greatest and manliest physical exercise has been,

Question: Until abolished in 404 A.D., gladiatorial games had been held at this Rome site for over 300 years
Answer: The Colosseum