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    Romanroads **FinleyTaylorLifeofaromansoilder.** **FinleyTaylorEntertainment** **FinleyTaylorAqueducts** **FinleyTaylorNero** **life of roman artisan** home **If you ever do end up in ancient rome than you would need to know about the romans and their entertainment. The Roman sources of entertainment were much more uncivilzed, brutal and violent than our sources or entertainment we have today. They held gladiator fights inside the many coliseums around the Roman empire. In these coliseums gladiators would wound and often kill each other to become free men or just for the sport. They often had to battle beasts from distant lands. They also held large chariot races in the circus maximus read on to learn more about the entertainment of ancient Rome and some ways to keep yourself breathing while you struggle in this harsh world known as Rome.**
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1 . The Romans got most of their entertainment from coliseums. These violent and brutal games were very entertaining. 2. Galdiators fought each other and exotic animals encluding rhinos, lions, tigers, hippos, giraffes,leopards,wild boars, wolves etc.they used weapons to kill the animals and each other including nets, swords, axes, tridents and spears. 3. These gladiators were usually criminals and enemies captured in war. How ever some free men did volunteer to fight in these bloody games so it was either death or fighting as a gladiator if you were convicted. 4. The Coliseums that the gladiators fought in were massive and could fit thousands of spectators in side including royalty. The emperor could deside if someone died or not so try to earn his favor. 5. Somtimes mock naval battles were held here bye flooding the cells that the gladiators and animals were put in. 6. The main axisis is 620 feet high and built of concrete the minor axis of the coliseum is 513 feet high and the outer wall was about 160 feet high. 7. A foot ball stadium probably represents the coliseums most. People cheering for the gladiator they think would win the whole place just deafening with the sound of cheering and somtimes booing just like a foot ball stadium. 8. The romans also held chariot races for entertainment. 9. The racers would whip their horses to make them go faster. Small spokes also poked out of the wheels to make the other carts crash. In this process people and horses often died or broke bones so racing in the circus maximus was a very dangerous sport to do.