The Gladiator

Both Shakespeare's Macbeth and Ridley Scott's gladiator, cleverly establish the unfavorable effect and repercussions of the blinding ambition through antagonists Commodus and Macbeth. Macbeth transforms from a noble soldier to a tyrant ruler due to his unbridled ambition to become king. Likewise, gladiators ruler Commodus, is depicted as ambiguous as he is controlled by his irrepressible ambition, instigating his undoing. Through both texts, antiheroes 'Maximus' and 'Macduff' render the great chain

Getae attack his village and he manages to kill a few and escape with Sura. The next day they are picked up by Gaius Glaber and Sura is sold into slavery, the thracian is sent to Capua to be executed in the gladiator ring along side the other deserters. He manages to defeat four of the gladiators and is given a new name, Spartacus. # Of Instances Context/Description Consequence Language Fuck: 8 Mostly used to describe the character of Romans by the Thracian's Thracian's feelings towards the Roman

Rome is a beautiful place, with lots of history. Rome and the U.S. weare different in law, religion,and activities.They are similar to each other, but they’re nothing alike at the same time. Roman laws were the harshest laws ever. TIn document 2, it says, ‘’The kill children if they were disable’’. If a father is caught thrice his son for sale, then the son shall be free from his father. Poor romans have harsher punishments in court than rich romans. They get stoned and sometimes death. They were

opposite to our own. The importance of the gladiatorial games can be seen during the Pax Romana, also known as Roman peace, started by emperor Augustus in 31 BC in which Rome did not embark on a real war until AD 14. The point of the war scale gladiator battles was to keep the memory of warrior traditions alive and

“lanista” businessman, ventured to North Africa in order to find healthy and vigorous slaves so they could be trained and eventually formed into combat gladiators. Spartacus is a muscular man, therefore he is chosen by Batiatus. Through a series of events, Marcus Licinius Crassus, who is the richest and most powerful man in Rome, enters the gladiator school and insists on seeing a “fight to the death.” Eventually, Spartacus is chosen to duel with Draba; and surprisingly, Draba quickly has Spartacus

No country is perfect, take the US for example. Many people live in poverty and our entire country lives in debt. Our military is having trouble recruiting good, qualified people to fight wars because there are so many teens dropping out of school (Coogan). Not to mention the fact that we have reoccurring mini wars within our states due to racism and police brutality; citizens are tearing apart their own towns and rioting against their protectors just for “fair justice.” These are only a few problems

Rome was one of the biggest empires that originated from the Italian Peninsula. They were known for their infantry back then, but now Rome is revered for it’s beautiful architecture and engineering. One of the most innovative discoveries for architecture was the development of concrete. Concrete allowed for more curves and irregularities due to its ability to be molded. Another architectural innovation, was the discovery of “the vault.” The vault was a series of stones that were cut to make a curved-arch

The Legacy of the Ancient Roman Civilization There have been many amazing and influential empires in Western civilization. Of these historical empires, the legacy of the Ancient Roman Civilization seems to be the most prevalent. Rome, by no means, was an empire that grew overnight. #Roman civilization was twelve hundred years of developing, flourishing and ultimately disintegrating. This was a period of time of innovation, creation, and Roman domination. The civilization owes much of its

Dear Diary, My name is Faustina and I am ten years old today. I received this diary as a birthday present from my paedagogus. Technically he not actually mine but my little brother Scipios. However Clement my brother paedagogus spends just as much time with me as he does with Scipios. Clement is terribly educated and speaks Greek so well. I’m jealous. My mom however tells me that this is because Clement was actually born in Greece and was brought to the great city of Rome. However in her

No country is perfect, take the US, for example. Many Americans live in poverty and our entire country lives in debt. Our military is having trouble recruiting good, qualified people to fight wars because there are so many teens dropping out of school (Coogan). Not to mention the fact that we have reoccurring mini wars within our states due to racism and police brutality; citizens are tearing apart their own towns and rioting against their protectors just for “fair justice.” These are only a few