of the heroes from the arena. Perhaps the most eye-opening aspect that I have come across while researching this essay were the effects that gladiators would have on the female citizens of the Roman Empire. This seems to be the strongest image of a Roman gladiator – as a sex-symbol. Arenas from El Djem‚ in modern day Tunisia‚ to Pompeii contain graffiti carved by the actual gladiators boasting of their sexual prowess and popularity with the ladies‚ rather than their arena exploits. The satirist Juvenal
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graduation rehearsal the better I felt. As I got put on my cap and gown I felt the excitement of graduating. My friends were calling me to ride with them but as excited I was I didn’t want to take a chance and miss out. As I was driving to the rehearsal arena I saw many of my class mates driving next to me. All with the joy of getting the diploma in about a couple more hours or so. It seed like nothing was going to go wrong at this point in my day so far. Just when I thought my day was going perfect my
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When Vespasian became the Emperor of Rome in 69 CE he promised to make a difference. He did not want to live the rich life that Nero‚ a previous Emperor‚ had. Vespasian tore down Nero ’s Golden House and turned the land into a public park. He also tore down Nero ’s giant gold statue called the Colossus. With the money from the statue ’s gold‚ Vespasian built an amphitheater. He called it the Colosseum after the statue. But what exactly was it‚ and what went on there? The Roman Colosseum was
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Dillon Russo 5/6/10 Period 1 The Lady or the Tiger? Questions 1. In the kingdom described in the story‚ what happens after a person is accused of a crime? If you are accused of a crime‚ you are thrown into an arena with two doors. One door contained a lady‚ and the other had hungry tiger. If you were innocent they would somehow be drawn to the door with a lady in it‚ and if guilty then they were drawn to the door with the tiger and be eaten. 2. For what crime was the
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novel‚ The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins who created the character of Katniss Everdeen‚ she wrote Katniss as a very talented girl whose skills were very unique and useful. Some of the skills Katniss used to help her get out of the arena alive were archery‚ survival‚ and role-play. Katniss Everdeen has excellent accuracy with a bow and arrow‚ her best skill is archery. She has had lots of time in District 12 to practice her archery skills because she uses her bow and arrow
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Each shot was right in the sweet spot that made that distinct sound of the ball making a perfect “Swish.” The massive arena that took up the size of two full city blocks that we were playing in was dead silent with disbelief and had hatred for our team. We were supposed to lose so bad that our own players would quit NBA basketball from the embarrassment. Firstly‚ walking into the arena was the worst experience our team had been through. For instance‚ in Detroit it was pretty bad since they were known
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involving elephants whilst another historian named Marshal mentions elephants‚ lions‚ leopards‚ tigers‚ hares‚ pigs‚ bulls‚ rhinos‚ hippos etc. These animals were kept in cages directly beneath the wooden floor of the arena. There were a number of trapdoors under the floor of the arena which concealed these animals
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When college students and adults drink irresponsibly‚ they often create negative associations with alcohol and its hindering effects. Alcohol is a constituent of various recreational and other events in the United States. It is available at a wide range of public sporting events and often is the central focus of celebrations of success and achievement. Unfortunately‚ as well as contributing to relaxation and conviviality‚ alcohol is also associated with verbal and physical abuse‚ arrests for aggressive
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They are put into an arena and are faced with two doors‚ one with a beautiful maiden the other with a hungry tiger out for blood‚ they decide their fate by choosing one of the doors. This uncivilized‚ showy‚ unrestrained king had a daughter similar in character she was in love with a beautiful‚ tall man who was low in rank. They’re involved in a love affair. Who’d dare love the princess especially this king’s daughter? The king finds out and sentences the young man to the arena‚ but he had no fear
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being gladiators they enjoyed the excitement‚ the fame and the crowds cheering their name. Also being a gladiator means good living money for every time you fight so that ‘s why some people chose to become gladiators. But it was scary going into the arena not knowing if you will come out not being able to do anything if your opponent is to strong. Types of gladiator There were around 25 types of gladiator but they can be split into four groups: • Elite types of gladiator • Heavily armed gladiators
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