Battle Royal In American History

Battle royal normally indicates to a fight or conflict involving three or more fighters. A fight to the finish in which the last man in the ring or on his feet is declared the winner. Battle Royal, a ground based fighting system that involves fighters to close the gap between him or herself and gain supremacy over one another. The last man standing is offered a reward. A sport loved my many people around the world today, who would have ever thought that there was a time in America history for which this event played a very important role in hardships, slavery and racism. In modern times, the name Battle Royal has been used in a more general impression to refer to any fight involving a great number of people that are not grouped into a whole.
The battle royal was commenced in Ancient Rome during the time of the great Roman Empire. No one really knows the year in which the first the first battle royal took place but it is said to have happened shortly after 1100B.C. The Forum Boarium, otherwise known as the marketplace of Rome hosted many of these fights. It was at the Forum Boarium, that anyone could stand and express their opinion to the people. Fights soon became well-established in Rome's Forum Romanum. The Forum Romanum was said to be built directly in the center of Rome. The audience who attended these brutal battles had to stand on their feet or find a place to sit to enjoy the games. During a later point of time seats were placed around the forum. Emperor Gaius of Rome, otherwise known as Caligula kicked off the first legit battle royal involving a battle between gladiators. Emperor Gaius ordered that ten gladiators be matched in the arena at once and fight until there was only one man left remaining. The last man standing was then placed with a price and respect from the people. The Roman emperor used the games to keep the poor and unemployed entertained and occupied. The emperor hoped to distract the poor from their poverty in the hopes that they would not