The Battle Of Carthage, Romans Were Thirsty For Violence

After the defeat of Carthage, Romans were thirsty for violence. In ancient Rome, gladiators were of the most notorious people on the planet. Deranked from society, they still managed to maintain a high charisma and attained significant amounts of glory. While at camps, they underwent intense training, were treated like animals, and had all their rights stripped from them. But despite the cruelties, they were highly honored and were gifted various rewards and ceremonial banquets on the days before their gruesome battles. Also, the owners of gladiators or people involved in the trade, ensured that they were treated with at least some hospitality and ensured the well being of the fighters. Gladiators were depicted on artifacts throughout all of Rome. Women viewed gladiators as sexually attractive idols because of the bravery and strength they displayed in the arena. Even though a lot of women wanted to have children with those men because of their strength, but were not allowed to becau se gladiators were still characterized as nothing more than criminals and slaves; the lowest rank in society. When speaking of Roman gladiators, many people tend to have misconceptions of who they really were and their status in society. A vast amount of people are lead to believe that all gladiators were slaves and lived under harsh conditions. Even though most gladiators were slaves and prisoners of war, a lot of them were low class men who wanted to attain glory and fame, others were