Why Did People Become Gladiators In Ancient Rome

How did people become gladiators in ancient Rome? People became gladiators in ancient Rome from being a slave, a prisoner from war, or from wanting to become rich and famous. In ancient Rome, anyone could be a gladiator. Mostly slaves, prisoners from war, and people who wanted to become rich and famous were the most common gladiators. There were other reasons people became gladiators, but these were the most common three.

One of the most common ways people became gladiators was from being a slave. Sometimes slaves were bought from a manager so they could become a gladiator. Then the manager would send the slave to a lanista school and there they would be trained by a lanista to learn how to fight, use weapons, and defend themselves like a gladiator. Although, some slaves were forced to become a gladiator. The reason most gladiators were once slaves is because if a slave disobeyed their owner, they would sometimes get killed. Crowds of people found the killing very entertaining and eventually they brought it to an arena. (Hoodenpyle)

Another reason people became gladiators in ancient Rome was because they were prisoners from war. They were usually forced to become one as a punishment. (Gladiator) The prisoners were condemned to gladiator schools and learned how to become a gladiator. (Who

Were Gladiators?) A prisoner usually didn't want to become one although they had to as a punishment. They usually died which was why they were punished to become one.
The last reason people became gladiators in ancient Rome was because some gladiators were wealthy men or volunteers who wanted to become rich and famous.

They would pay to have a private trainer who would keep them on a gladiators diet and would also train them to fight. Most of the time, if someone won a gladiator fight, they would get paid and would soon be well-known. If an aristocrat lost his inheritance, he might find having the career as a gladiator attractive if he wants to earn money. (Ancient Roman Gladiators) Being a gladiator was very hard although you could become very wealthy if you won a fight. That's why many men wanted to be gladiators.

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People became gladiators in ancient Rome from being a slave, a prisoner from war, or wealthy men or volunteers who wanted to become rich and famous. Anyone could become a gladiator in ancient Rome. That encouraged people to become one knowing they would be in a class similar to their abilities. Gladiator fights were very common in ancient Rome. Slaves, prisoners from war, and wealthy men encouraged gladiator fights.