Roman Gladiators

Today and tomorrow we will be learning about Roman gladiators.

Tasks:

1. Go to this website, and learn about gladiator garb: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gladiator/index_embed.shtml

2. Go to this website, and read through the five gladiator profiles: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/gladiators/profile5.html

Choose one gladiator type you would wish to be.  Create a poster including a picture of the gladiator, and reasons why you would choose this gladiator.

The 5 types of gladiators were:

– Samnites, Thracians, Murmillo, Retarius, Secutor or Persuer

3. On the same website, read the section “On the Job” and prepare a gladiator fact file using the sub-headings provided.

4. Post both your poster, and your gladiator fact file to your blog by the end of Wednesday 1st December.