here to put on a show for the spectators. They where also taught how to offer their body for the coup de grace if they were unfortunate enough to be defeated. Conditions at the schools were not that bad in contrast to most people's perception of them, composed to the school that the famous Spartacus was forced to train. They were given a good diet; three meals a day normally consisting of high protein and fatty foods. They also had good medical attention for that era.
             Gladiators had the choice of various weapons and armours to train with including the war chain, net, trident, dagger and lasso. Each gladiator was allowed to fight in the armour and with the weapons that best suited him. They wore armour and used weaponry not native to Rome. In fact, most of the time it was the armour and weaponry of their enemies. Throughout history, there have been three main types of gladiators, and from there many other types were formed. The three o
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