Gladiators: the Show of Death in the Rise and Fall of Empires (dark History Book Series)
by J
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"Gladiators" tells the story of the origin, rise and decline of gladiatorial competitions from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD, showing its intertwining with the Roman political stage and historical destiny. Gladiatorial combat originated from gladiatorial performances at funerals, and later gradually became a large-scale public entertainment event held in the arena. The "bread and circuses" strategy inherited from Caesar made gladiatorial performances a way for emperors to demonstrate their power and reward the public. But amid the emperor's fatuousness, the people's pleasures, and the empire's worries, Christianity filled the spiritual emptiness of the people. The decline of the empire and Christian opposition left the arena in ruins...
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