How They Did It - Rise of the Gladiators DOCUMENTARY

An animated history documentary on the Rise of the Roman Gladiators! Click here ​ to get $20 off your Cometeer order free shipping - That’s over 30% in savings! In this history documentary we continue our How They Did It series with an exploration of the Rise of the Gladiators. This begins with a discussion of their origins in the early days of the Roman Republic as a form a funerary ceremony. From there we trace their gradual transformation from small, religious events to massive entertainment spectacles. Along the way there were certainly bumps in the road such as the Great Servile Revolt led by Spartacus. Yet nothing could stop the Rise of the Gladiators. When the Colosseum was built in the 1st century there would be now doubt that the Golden Age of the Gladiators had arrived! The history documentary talks about where the Gladiators themselves came from. This proves important as sources varied from slaves, to criminals, and volunteers. We t