gladiator meaning
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Gladiator A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, swordsman, from gladius, sword) was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.
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Definition of 'gladiatorial' Times, Sunday Times (2014) It's a great gladiatorial arena. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Rugby has become as important a feature to Bath as gladiatorial combat was to ancient Rome. Times, Sunday Times (2015) No actual gladiatorial combat is allowed, of course, but that can only be a matter of time. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Some cricketers see the game as an esoteric test of skill, others as a raw personal battle, a gladiatorial contest between batsman and bowler. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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Gladiator  ( 2000) Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.
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- Top definition Champion unknown Someone who commits an act of the following: extreme courage, extreme awesomeness, or extreme stupidity; one who is worthy of positive recognition for such an act.
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Gladiator (2000) Gladiator (2000) Like its hero Maximus — the squinting, beefy, unassuming, indomitable Roman general-turned-gladiator — Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator is brave, impressive, ambitious, confident, competent, and commanding.
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- A gladiator who fought on horseback, like a Roman knight, against other mounted fighters. An eques carried a spear, but also used a sword, so he could dismount to duel with an opponent. His helmet often displayed two feathers on either side of the dome (with no crest).
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- Characterization in The Gladiator - The Gladiator is a tragedy, drama, action, adventure, and love story. It develops on many themes including; vengeance, honor, loyalty, deceit, power, and perseverance.
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Gladiator  (2000 film) In AD 180, Spanish-Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius leads the Roman army to a decisive victory against the Germanic tribes near Vindobona, ending a long war on the Roman frontier and winning the favor of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.t's called the 'Gladiator' effect by writers and publishers. The snob in us likes to believe that it is always books that spin off movies. Yet in this case, it's the movies – most recently Gladiator two years ago – that have created the interest in the ancients.
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Murderous Games: Gladiatorial Contests in Ancient Rome Gladiatorial shows turned war into a game, preserved an atmosphere of violence in time of peace, and functioned as a political theatre which allowed confrontation between rulers and ruled. Gladiatorial shows turned war into a game, preserved an atmosphere of violence in time of peace, and functioned as a political theatre which allowed confrontation between rulers and ruled.
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Dami Im - Gladiator - lyrics [FULL SONG] Full version of Dami Im's single Gladiator with lyrics! Dami Im (Korean: 임다미, born 17 October 1988) is a South Korean-born Australian singer, best known as the winner of the fifth series of The X Factor Australia in 2013.
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Workmen discover body of 'huge' gladiator who was 'stabbed six times and thrown out with the rubbish' The skull of the gladiator found during the refurbishment of the Yorkshire Museum being held by its curator Andrew Morrison. He was very tall for a Roman, standing at 5ft 10in, and of muscular build. The average height for people living at that time was 5ft 3in. Analysis of the bones, shows that the skeleton was once a powerful, athletic man who was stabbed at least six times in a fatal attack - including a powerful sword blow to the back of the head.
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champion Definition of champion for English Language Learners : someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports : someone who fights or speaks publicly in support of a person, belief, cause, etc.
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- Definition of gladiator in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of gladiator. What does gladiator mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word gladiator. Information about gladiator in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
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6e. Gladiators, Chariots, and the Roman Games In Rome, the gladiatorial contests were held in the Coliseum, a huge stadium that first opened in 80 C.E. Located in the middle of the city, the Coliseum was circular in shape with three levels of arches around the outside. In height, the Coliseum was as tall as a modern 12-story building; it held 50,000 spectators.
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rover 1 1. a person who roves; wanderer. 2. (Archery) archery a mark selected at random for use as a target. 3. (Croquet) croquet a ball that has been driven through all the hoops but has not yet hit the winning peg.
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Gladiator  ( 2000) See full cast ». Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies.
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Gladiator Fights Stopped in Rome 16 Centuries Ago Because of This Saint And it was because of a saint. Telemachus was an ascetic monk from the east who, upon coming to Rome, was horrified at the cruelty of the gladiator games. Even though Christianity had been made the official religion of Rome by Emperor Theodosius in A.D. 380, the games had continued. According to the writings of the 5th century bishop Theodoret of Cyrus, Telemachus ran into the middle of the gladiator games and tried to physically stop the gladiators from fighting.
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Champion A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer.
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How did the gladiator games come to an end in Roman times? exists and is an alternate of . The Gladiator games of ancient Rome began their decline through the influence of Roman Emperor Constantine I. Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to freely allow Christianity.
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Free banking Scottish free banking lasted between 1716 and 1845, and is arguably the most researched and developed instance of free banking. The system was organized around three chartered banks, the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the British Linen Company, and numerous unchartered banks.
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- About This Game. In the slash-and-swipe action game Blood & Glory, players must defend their honor and entertain blood-thirsty crowds demanding strength, courage, and a fight to the death! Blood & Glory gladiators will thrash through tournament style battles. Only the most skilled will earn the Invictus Victory -- the gladiator symbol of perfection. From start to finish players will be challenged by Blood & Glory’s tournament format. Game mechanics and fighting styles place added importance on player skill and strategy.
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Venator Venator (IPA: [ve'na:tor]) is the Latin word for hunter. The feminine name is venatrix (IPA: [ve'na:triks]). It may refer to: Venator (gladiator type), a type of Roman gladiator.
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What did gladiators do? Gladiators were mainly of two types - actual gladiators (a lot likemodern boxers) or prisoners of war. Actual gladiators were fighters who wished to test their battleskills as… training or sport in the battle arena (eg. Colosseum inRome).
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"""Strength and Honor"": Adventures in Translation" Latin. Click to read reviews and learn more. Ever since I showed the movie Gladiator to my current Latin 1 class, some of the students use the greeting employed by Maximus and his fellow soldiers and gladiators, Strength and Honor.. I answer back with the same. It's strangely fun. It's a glorious movie.
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- Betrayed by his country. Beaten into slavery. Reborn as a warrior. Spartacus is the Rome's most famous gladiator. When he's separated from the love of his life, Spartacus is forced into the gruesome and bloodthirsty arena, where a grisly death is primetime entertainment.
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American Gladiators American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali,[1] the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own gladiators in contests of strength, agility, and endurance.