History

Nigel Ho

24 December, 16:59

Consider the information and videos we viewed on ancient Roman Gladiators versus modern American "gladiators." Think MMA, Boxing, WWE Wrestling, Iron Man Challenge, and popular video games where violence is the main theme. In terms of:

entertainment,

theatricality,

popularity,

grandeur,

a form of distraction,

How does the business of Roman gladiators compare to modern men and women who fight for a living?

Discuss the socio-economic complexities of Roman gladiators versus modern day fighters as mentioned in the Module from this Unit.

Although modern gladiators do not fight to the death and are not slaves as the ancient gladiators did and were, how might death and slavery, in a real or metaphorical sense, still be an issue for those who fight for a living today?