gladiator
Other forms: gladiators
In ancient Rome, gladiators fought each other in front of an audience. Though these fights were called "games," they often ended in the death of one of the gladiators.
Although they were celebrated in art and applauded for their strength and fighting skill, it wasn't easy to be an ancient Roman gladiator. They were essentially slaves who were forced to fight, sometimes being matched against wild animals or criminals. While the gladiator games may seem horrible to us today, they lasted almost a thousand years. The word gladiator comes from the Latin gladius, or "sword."
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(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
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a professional boxersynonyms: prizefighterexamples:Cassius Marcellus ClayUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)James John CorbettUnited States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)William Harrison DempseyUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)Charles ListonUnited States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)Joseph Louis BarrowUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)Rocco MarcianoUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969)Sugar Ray RobinsonUnited States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)James Joseph TunneyUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)Michael Gerald TysonUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)types:featherweighta professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 poundsheavyweighta competitor in the highest weight class for a sport, especially wrestling, boxing, or martial artslightweighta professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 poundsmiddleweighta professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 poundswelterweighta professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
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Grab your toga, fire up your chariot, and get ready to learn these words related to ancient Rome. Review the republic and the empire, architectural structures like aqueducts and amphitheaters, gladiators, and much more. Once you've mastered this list, you too can recite the famous words of Julius Caesar: Veni, vidi, vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered").
Grab your toga, fire up your chariot, and get ready to learn these words related to ancient Rome. Review the republic and the empire, architectural structures like aqueducts and amphitheaters, gladiators, and much more. Once you've mastered this list, you too can recite the famous words of Julius Caesar: Veni, vidi, vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered").
