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Ancient Romans (Who were the Gladiators? (entertainment (they were…

- - - - animals fought against them sometimes
        
        gladiators would fight until one person was not quite dead then the audience would decide wether they would live or die
  - - - sometimes wealthily people would pay gladiator owners to have the men fight to the death then they would pay money to the lost for their gladiator
        
        if a gladiator surrendered he would drop his shield and weapon and lift a finger, then it would be the decision of the winning owner to wether he died or not, the thought was it was good to kill cause you then might meet them again in the area.
        
        Although, if the emperor was present then it would be their choice as to wether they died or not. The audience would try and sway him by either flying cloths and racing there thumbs also chanting Mitte! which means "let him go" or putting their thumbs downward to say "excicture him" (Iugula!)
        
        when gladiators had past their useful time or had won enough fights to be able to be realised they would be given a wooden Soward called "The Rudis"
- - - - philosophical interests
        
        he had problems with the Parthian army and also had problems with the german army later- he came into worse problems when his co leader died and he was left to defeat the germans alone
  - - - “I found Rome of clay; I leave it to you of marble,” - his reported last words
        
        went and invaded Egypt - took cleopatras treasure
        
        he tried to bring Rome semi back to the traditional roman republic
        
        he tried to win the people over and wanted to improve make Rome into a beautiful city
        
        almost doubled the roman empire
        
        http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/emperor-augustus - really helpful
  - - - went a bit mental
        
        was a military man
        
        he had problems with Augustus promising money to the romans that were posted in Pannonia and Germania because of his adopted son
        
        went into his rule wanting to serve the state but as his rule persisted that stoped and he wasn't really interested in it anymore
- - - - every situation the romans faced they changed their stratigie based on the terrain
        
        phalanx
        
        spererating their enemy from there food and water therefore making them weak and not able to fight with some of their enemy dying of starvation
        
        attack the food place- therefore getting more for themselves as well ------ intercepting food ------siege strategy
        
        picking where they place everything properly - sun on their back - high terrain
- - - - they were the creators of "civil law" which is when lawyers argue over the actual rues instead of past cases
        
        alphabet - had all the same looking letters except u and j
        
        influenced architecture
        
        also had created a sewage system
        
        theatres -- amphitheatre
        
        christianity -huge helper of it spreading- wouldn't be as big as it is today without them was more eastern christen society