gladiators
Roman arena combatants
Gladiators were professional fighters in ancient Rome who battled in arenas for public entertainment.
They fought each other or wild animals, often to the death, though skilled gladiators could become celebrities and win their freedom.
The term now describes anyone engaged in fierce public competition: political gladiators, gladiators of the courtroom.
Venue for contests
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- swordHilted fighting blade
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
net · armor · helmet · duel · warrior · fight · battle · melee
Flavian arena in Rome
- arenaVenue for contests
- crowdLarge public gathering
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- thumbs-downGesture signaling rejection
spectators · cheers · jeers · roar · games · entertainment · chariot · lions
arena
Venue for contests
trident · net · armor · helmet · duel · warrior · fight · battle · melee · spear
Colosseum
Flavian arena in Rome
thumbs-down · spectators · cheers · jeers · roar · games · entertainment · chariot · lions · tigers
sandals
Open strappy footwear
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
- flip-flopsY-strapped casual sandals
- strappyHaving narrow bands
flat · thong · buckled · lace-up · sporty · casual · summer · poolside · beach
- Italian HeritageRome, Florence, Venice, Vatican, Tuscany
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero
- sword fighterssamurai, fencers, knights, musketeers, duelists
- Italian HistoryRome, Venice, Florence, Naples, Sicily
- PompeiiPompeii, Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum, eruption
- Spartacus RevoltSpartacus, slave revolt, rebel army, slave army, fugitive slaves
gladiatorssoldiers
Military personnel who fight
legionnaires · warriors · centurions · pacifists · non-combatants
gladiatorspatricians
Hereditary ruling class
senators · aristocrats · emperors · equestrians · slave owners
- Roman gladiatorsAncient fighters in arenas
- gladiatorial combatArmed fighters battling publicly
- gladiator sandalsStrappy flat shoes with lacing
- gladiatorial gamesAncient Roman combat entertainment
- gladiator fightsAncient Roman combat spectacles
- gladiator costumeRoman combatant attire