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Gladiators fought in a variety of locations, ranging from a city's back alleys right through to colossal amphitheatres such as the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]], or the [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena|Cyrene]] and [[Krokodilopolis Arena|Krokodilopolis]] arenas in [[Kyrenia]] and [[Egypt]], respectively.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | Gladiators fought in a variety of locations, ranging from a city's back alleys right through to colossal amphitheatres such as the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]], or the [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena|Cyrene]] and [[Krokodilopolis Arena|Krokodilopolis]] arenas in the 1st century BCE [[Kyrenia]] and [[Egypt]], respectively.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
Though not strictly | Though not strictly gladiators in the traditional sense, during the 5th century BCE [[Greece]], there was an [[Pephka Arena|Arena]] in [[Pephka]], [[Greece]] which boasted to have no [[Slavery|slaves]], no criminals, but only warriors among its fighters.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref> | ||
==Known Gladiators== | ==Known Gladiators== | ||
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Gladiators were armed combatants, typically slaves, who entertained audiences throughout the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.
History
Gladiators fought in a variety of locations, ranging from a city's back alleys right through to colossal amphitheatres such as the Colosseum in Rome, or the Cyrene and Krokodilopolis arenas in the 1st century BCE Kyrenia and Egypt, respectively.[1]
Though not strictly gladiators in the traditional sense, during the 5th century BCE Greece, there was an Arena in Pephka, Greece which boasted to have no slaves, no criminals, but only warriors among its fighters.[2]
Known Gladiators
- Albiorix
- Anacletos
- The Axes
- Bayek
- Belos
- Diovicos
- The Duelist
- Evanthe
- The Hammer
- The Hoplite
- Kensa
- Klaudios
- Georgios Kostas
- Polymestor
- The Seleucid
- Skoura
- The Slaver
- Tarbus
- Titos
- Vasilis
- Viridovix
- Kassandra