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Rome had many different sports: Chariot Racing, Gladiator Competitions, Track and Field, Wrestling, Boxing, Swimming, and Simple Ball Games. These games were often watched in the Colosseum or the Circus Maximus. The Colosseum was mostly used for the gladiators' ....

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.... named by a color: the reds, greens, whites, and the blues. ("Circus Maximus," site of the Chariot Races in Rome) Gladiators The Romans flooded into the Colosseum to watch bloody combat between gladiators and between men and wild animals. The gladiators were mostly men, who were slaves, condemned criminals, prisoners of war, and sometimes Christians. They were forced to learn how to fight and attended schools called ludi. Special measures were taken to make sure they would not commit suicide. A successful gladiator was praised by poets, his portrait was put on gems and vases, and patrician ladies pampered him. According to their arms and met ....