Gladiator came from the Latin word gladius, which meant 'sword'. The majority of the gladiators were primarily slaves condemned criminals, prisoners of war, and sometimes Christians. But some freemen also just chose this path mostly in spite of the results of the sport. This would include the gladiator's profit from his wins, supreme popularity or fame, or the applause from the crowd that was appealing to him. At the developing stages of these event of …showed first 75 words of 1024 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1024 total…prostitutes). So low that no one could have a word with you. Some people say because of this, they were the most lonely and sexually desirable men of the empire. This did draw much attention from the Roman ladies that were watching from the stands above. They would often just sit at the games and daydream lustful thoughts. It didn't matter what his appearance from battle was, he was strong and a potentially protective bodyguard.