The bloodiest sport ever

Gladiators. The games where both the "players" and the public trembeled. Blood fell on the ground, murder was commited and the crould was cheering under the raw of the organisers. The organisers, the elite, those who could afford to start their own gladiator school, to buy slaves to train to become gladiators, where those who desided the lifes of the athletes. Soon after their creation (debated, around the Punic Wars - 3rd century BC) the murder was know as honor, the battles between gladiators was known as battle between the elite. Dispite our common sence, sources reveal that death on the arena was not a death of a slave commanded by his owner, but a glorious honored event. Some dreamt to become gladiators, others played until they could buy their freedom, and some, the soltiers of was, had no choice. But for the crould this did not matter. The enoumos coliseum in Rome (50, 000 - more than the Liverpool stadium, Amfield) was constantly full of people trembling to understand the fate of their favorite. At first the tournamets between gladiators was the most common event, but later in the (aroung 1 century BC- 1 century AD) the lions as well as other exotic animas were present as enemy. Logically such sport caused revolts, the most famous one of Spartacus, who in 73 BC caused Rome to tremble before his feet. But what about the sport? It did countinue for another 5 centuries of more carefullness. And yes JohnBog, this is was a bit more dangerous sport than cheerleeding. Was it more interesting? Hard to tell...