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We explore what it was like to train in a Roman Gladiator school! Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.art/invicta Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol and more. See important Masterworks disclosures: masterworks.com/about/disclaimer?utm_invicta=invicta&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=1-27-23&utm_term=invicta+Subscriber&utm_content=disclaimer
We continue our series on the History of Gladiators in Ancient Rome. In this episode we take a look at how they were forged in the Gladiator Schools of the Roman Empire. We begin by discussing what a Gladiator School or Ludus looked like including its facilities and staff. Then we discuss how one would join a Gladiator school and rise of the Gladiator ranks from Novice to Primus Paulus.
We then talk about what it was like to actually live in the Ludus over the course of one's career. This famously includes gladiator training and the gladiator diet. But we also discuss the socializing, massages, doctors appointments, pre-fight meals, and other aspects regarding the daily life of a Gladiator in the Ludus. Naturally the high point of these experiences though would be the Gladiator battle scene which unfolded in the mighty arena.
You can catch more Gladiator content in our prior episodes:
Rise of the Gladiators - youtu.be/Z1G5hi7cFiA
Naval Gladiator Games - youtu.be/UQ080fTqYM0
Female Gladiators - youtu.be/MvMHDyRE3ak
A Day at the Games - youtu.be/1oiuvpT1tBE
Works Cited/Recommended Reads
The World of Pompeii eds. John Dobbins and Pedar Fross
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day by Peter Matyszak
Popular Culture in Ancient Rome by Jerry Toner
Emperors and Gladiators by Thomas Wiedemann
Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire eds. D.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly
As The Romans Did by Jo-Ann Shelton
The Roman Games by Alison Futrell
The Victor’s Crown by David Potter
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy eds. Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson
Credits
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Chris Das Neves
Narration = Invicta
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#rome
We explore what it was like to train in a Roman Gladiator school! Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.art/invicta Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol and more. See important Masterworks disclosures: masterworks.com/about/disclaimer?utm_invicta=invicta&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=1-27-23&utm_term=invicta+Subscriber&utm_content=disclaimer
We continue our series on the History of Gladiators in Ancient Rome. In this episode we take a look at how they were forged in the Gladiator Schools of the Roman Empire. We begin by discussing what a Gladiator School or Ludus looked like including its facilities and staff. Then we discuss how one would join a Gladiator school and rise of the Gladiator ranks from Novice to Primus Paulus.
We then talk about what it was like to actually live in the Ludus over the course of one's career. This famously includes gladiator training and the gladiator diet. But we also discuss the socializing, massages, doctors appointments, pre-fight meals, and other aspects regarding the daily life of a Gladiator in the Ludus. Naturally the high point of these experiences though would be the Gladiator battle scene which unfolded in the mighty arena.
You can catch more Gladiator content in our prior episodes:
Rise of the Gladiators - youtu.be/Z1G5hi7cFiA
Naval Gladiator Games - youtu.be/UQ080fTqYM0
Female Gladiators - youtu.be/MvMHDyRE3ak
A Day at the Games - youtu.be/1oiuvpT1tBE
Works Cited/Recommended Reads
The World of Pompeii eds. John Dobbins and Pedar Fross
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day by Peter Matyszak
Popular Culture in Ancient Rome by Jerry Toner
Emperors and Gladiators by Thomas Wiedemann
Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire eds. D.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly
As The Romans Did by Jo-Ann Shelton
The Roman Games by Alison Futrell
The Victor’s Crown by David Potter
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy eds. Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson
Credits
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Chris Das Neves
Narration = Invicta
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#rome
