Can you provide us with a little bit of historical information about the Roman gladiators?

After a gladiatorial fight, the corpses of slaves were left behind. The brutal rule of the slave owners forced the slaves to repeatedly launch large-scale armed uprisings. In 73 BC, the largest slave revolt in the ancient history of the world——— the Spartacist revolt, broke out.

Spartak was a Thracian from the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. When the Romans marched into northern Greece, Spartacus was captured by the Romans during a war, sold as gladiator slaves, sent to a gladiator school in the city of Capua, and subjected to inhumane treatment. Unable to bear it any longer, Spartak said to his companions:

It is better to die on the battlefield for freedom than to die in the gladiatorial arena for the pleasure of the nobles. "The gladiators, at the instigation of Spartakus, took the knives and iron forks from the kitchen and rushed out of the cages. On the way, they happened to meet a few trucks carrying **, so they seized these ** and armed themselves, and ran to Vesuvius dozens of miles away to gather on Mount Vesuvius.

Spartak led the rebels to set up camp here and establish a fortified position.

The revolt grew rapidly, from more than 70 gladiators to about tens of thousands, and won several victories over the Roman army. But then, due to disagreements within the ranks of the rebels, in the fierce fighting in the southern province of Apriria, the Spartak army was defeated, 60,000 rebels were killed, and Spartak was also killed. The vigorous gladiator uprising failed.

The movie "Gladiator" tells the story of the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the last emperor of the Roman Empire.

Marcus Aurelius was one of the greatest emperors of the Roman Empire.

He was not only a wise monarch, but also an accomplished thinker, whose book of Meditations, written in Greek, has survived.

In the entire Western civilization, Aurelius is also a rare virtuous monarch.

It is worth mentioning that although he longed for peace, he had extraordinary military leadership skills.

For many years, the empire of Marcus Aurelius Antony Augustus had been turbulent, dangerous, and even chaotic, and his body was exhausted by the infighting of the army, and his annual rings were almost turned under the chariot.

The movie "Gladiator" took place in such a historical context.

The prototype of the film's main character, Maximus, is the ancient Roman general Macrinus.

Macrinus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire to be born in the province of Numidia in North Africa; His father was an emancipated slave in Mauritania and had no illustrious family lineage.

Before the Persian campaign of Caracalla, Macrinus assassinated Caracalla and was proclaimed emperor by his legions.

Macrinus commanded the Battle of Nisibis with Artaban V and signed a peace treaty with Persia to withdraw from Mesopotamia, but at this time the legions stationed in Syria installed the young Eragabarus as emperor.

Macrinus confronted the army of Eragabarus outside Antioch, but his soldiers took refuge in each other.

Macrinus intended to flee to the capital, but was recognized and killed by soldiers in Bithynia in Asia Minor, along with his son Diadumenian.

He reigned for only one year.

Gladiators originated in the era of ancient Roman kings, when people worshiped force very much, so they began to compete in martial arts, with fists are not addictive, with ** that genus has to be careful to hurt the other party, so someone proposed to use captives to fight, this is the origin of the most primitive gladiators.

Later, because gladiators were able to arouse the blood of citizens, the activities of gladiators became more and more large. Gladiators were taken prisoners of war, citizens who were sold into slavery because of debts, and barbarians who were captured.

They were first trained in the blood of merchants, and often only three or four out of ten slaves, or even fewer were trained as gladiators. If these gladiators won a lot of money, they would be freed, become citizens of Rome, and then become the bodyguards of the powerful, enjoying a life of luxury, although this type of people is relatively rare.

Completely hand-hitting, I hope it will help the landlord.

The story told in the film "Gladiator" takes place in ancient Rome in the second half of the 2nd century AD, during the period of Marcus Aurelius Antoni Augustus.

Historical background: In 180 AD, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said that he would appoint the general Maximus as his heir to the throne, a statement that immediately aroused the strong dissatisfaction of his son Commodus. The power-hungry Commodus killed his father and usurped the throne and ordered the killing of Maximus' entire family.

Unable to save his wife and son, Maximus was forced to become a gladiator in the arena who fought for his life to entertain the audience, and his rich combat experience made him gradually become the most popular gladiator.

In order to take revenge on Commodus, who had deprived him of his freedom and the happiness of his family, Maximus used his fame and gladiatorial skills to lead the people of Rome to rise up and overthrow the tyrant. In order to get rid of this "savior of Rome", Commodus had a one-on-one life and death struggle with Maximus, and in the end, Commodus died tragically in the gladiatorial arena, and Rome achieved a republic.

Ancient Rome in the second half of the 2nd century AD, during the period of Marc Aurelius Antony Augustus.

Historical Background: The situation on the imperial frontier was dire, the Parthian invasion of Armenia in 162, Verus fought hard for four years to repel the Parthians, and annexed Mesopotamia between 164 and 165. In 167, the Germans invaded again, and the two emperors had to lead an army to conquer it. Due to financial constraints, the emperor sold the crown jewels to raise money for his military pay.

In 169, Verus died, and the empire reverted to the status of an emperor. In order to alleviate the pressure on the Germanic people on the empire, Marcus Aurelius allowed them to settle on the borders of the empire, laying the foundation for future barbarian invasions. In 175, the general Avidius Cassius rebelled in the eastern part of the empire.

After quelling the rebellion, Marcus Aurelius went to war against the Germans and tried to annex Bohemia, and in 180 he was about to succeed, but Marco Aurelius fell ill and died in his army.

In 180 AD, the old emperor of the Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius, announced to the public.

Claiming that he wanted to appoint Maximus, the most prestigious general in the Roman army, as his heir to the throne, immediately aroused strong resentment from Marcus's son, Camerdos. The power-hungry Camerdos killed his father and usurped the throne and ordered Maximus to be killed.

The earliest records of gladiators date back to 264 BC. Most of these gladiators were slaves and were forced to fight to the death at the funeral of the famous nobleman Junius Brutus Bella. Gladiators were trained professional killers who fought to the death to please the emperor and local lords.

180 A.D., during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.

In ancient Rome, one of the most popular horns was called "Gladiator of Ambush Thrace". Gladiators were divided into different types according to the difference between ** and armor.

A gladiator with a relatively good ability, a gladiator who is very strong, and a gladiator with a relatively high win rate. These gladiators are very popular, and they are able to get more wins and more profits. Leak blocking.

Armed with nets and tridents, this kind of gladiator was very aggressive, they would participate in the fight, and it would also arouse the enthusiasm of the audience.

They will first strengthen their muscles and will also intensify their training. They wear armor so that they can be physically strong.

They will wear armor and **, and will also build the flexibility of their muscles, and will use wood**.

These ancient Roman wines are very strict with their own requirements when they are usually trained in the balance book, if they do not train well, they will face the danger of life, so they will improve their physical fitness, strengthen their physical resistance and endurance, and in ordinary life, they will also train with some dangerous aura or even friends who are suitable for themselves, and strengthen their overall strength.