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Aspects of the Gladiator There are two sides to every story, clearly this was the case when the first Gladiator took the stage, for a revolution that changed history as we know it. The Gladiator was first known as the munus, or a funeral gift for the dead, but as time progressed so did the Gladiator. Many people in Roman society weren't exposed to such violence and hatred, but as society today proves, that very …

…period of 700 years repeatedly displayed those moral qualities that both inspired the Roman people and helped explain to them the dominance of their empire(a military empire loves battles) achieved by violence. Although the Romans had used this as a form of entertainment, today all the news and events portrayed to us are violence and crimes. So for eternity to come violence and power will always be the backbone of civilization, like it or not.