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When Did the Gladiatorial Games Begin and Did Gladiators Always Fight to the Dead? #historicaltidbits
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The games can be traced back in Rome to the earliest documented event in 264 BCE. But the games started even earlier in the neighboring Etruscan society and possibly earlier. Etruscans held private ceremonies which included celebration like dancing, but also violent combat meant to shed blood to honor the spirits of the dead, which eventually influenced and was adopted by an emerging roman society for similar purposes. But Rome made it a public spectacle. And this continued throughout the Roman Empire for around 500 years, ending in 4th century CE.
Contrary to popular belief, gladiators did not often fight to the death in Ancient Rome. Lanistas valued their investments and preferred to keep them alive for future use in the games and thus acquire more profit. Gladiators were trained instead to wound their enemies, rather than kill. Of course, accidents did happen which is why historians estimate that gladiators had between a 10 and 20% chance of dying in any given game. The average life expectancy of gladiators in ancient Rome was around 27 years of age. Though some gladiators did survive to old age.
Contrary to popular belief, gladiators did not often fight to the death in Ancient Rome. Lanistas valued their investments and preferred to keep them alive for future use in the games and thus acquire more profit. Gladiators were trained instead to wound their enemies, rather than kill. Of course, accidents did happen which is why historians estimate that gladiators had between a 10 and 20% chance of dying in any given game. The average life expectancy of gladiators in ancient Rome was around 27 years of age. Though some gladiators did survive to old age.