The lion and a gladiator A sharp stinging pain wakes the mighty lion from his prolonged slumber. He roars with a a deadly anguish and vows to kill the fool who awakened him. He sees the knobbly grey stone with a dribble of warm Crimson coloured blood roll back towards the thrower. He stalks the stone back towards the thrower and lauches himself at the human devil. But, all he catches is the cold steel cage that contains him in the hell hole. The man laughs and throws another at the beast, getting it ready for the fight. On the other side of the magnificent stadium, in the champions chamber, the gladiator awakens alert from his restless doze. Images of big ruthless lions play with his body in his mind. Tearing his arms of slowing, crunching on his thigh bone, fighting for his juicy …show more content…
The food is slowly lowered into his chamber in the hands of his tormentor. His tormentor looks round the cage but doesn't see the lion. For the beast was a cunning cat and wants more than revenge. He wants to kill every human in his stadium. As his tormentor is being hurriedly pulled out if the pit, the beast pounced and pulled him into the pit. He has no time to play with his tormentor. He tears his tormentors head clean of his body and tears into his pre match meal. The gladiator inspects the wide array of weapons he has at his disposal. He picks out the long black spear with a metal lion crafted onto the shaft. The lion shares at him coldly. He decides that it would only be a toothpick to the great beast. He picks up the silver plated broadsword. It's reassuring weight and sparking glint make him feel ready. The gladiator slowly, shuffled out of his chamber and into the collosium. The crowd roared and went mad. Each step the gladiator took, was one step towards his foe, evey step. As the gladiator reaches the middle of the stadium he notices the lions gate slowly being
Scott Galati Mr. Berger World history 1010 11/30/14 Roman Gladiators The Romans liked watching other people die; their gladiator games were there live entertainment. It is believed that the first gladiators were slaves who were made to fight to the death at the funeral of a famous aristocrat, Junius Brutus Pera, in 264 BC. The fight between the two was arranged in his honor. Gradually the gladiator games became separated from funeral ceremonies and were staged by the wealthy as a means of displaying
Essay-how civilised were the Romans. This essay is about if the Romans were civilised or not. Civilised means to have a good culture and education, to treat people with respect, being tolerant-not violent. It also means to have rules, help others, be clean, be organised and being polite. The Romans were civilised in war because of the following answers, when they fought they had superior equipment, they had been well trained by a professional, they took advantage of their terrain and they were
In this essay, I will be writing about the great Colosseum of Rome and what was held inside to give the citizens of Rome some entertainment. The Romans had many choices of what to do during their spare time, such as ball games, board games, and watching gladiatorial fights in the Colosseum; this was the most popular type of entertainment. To many people today, Roman entertainment was classed as cruel. However, not all forms of entertainment involved such violence as within the Colosseum. There
Roman elements in the series of Hunger Games Rome, which was once the greatest power of the world, had tremendous impact on how we do things in different social aspects today: The Roman Republic is the origin of modern democratic system, and the Roman Law, which was seen as the foundation of modern legal system, is still a required course for law school students nowadays. However, Roman impacts on our modern society is not only within the conceptions of social systems, but in the aspect of culture
Rome. Rome was a strong ancient empire of the past, one of the first to rule the ancient world. why, you ask? Well, there are three reasons to support my thinking. First, some animals would still exist, like the North African elephant and the Syrian lion. This has significance to our culture because we would use them in for resources or for other reasons. Second, we got our violent tinge from the entertainment of Rome . How would you feel if you could not watch your favorite show or sport because Rome
Gladiators, chariot races, plays; this civilization had it all. They possessed different moral values, and were extremely discriminative. They created the first democracy, and it hasn’t changed. Their downfall was governmental corruption. If you haven’t already caught on, these were to one and only Romans. Besides having a corrupt government, their government was also disorganized and the people in it were not sure how to run a government, or at least that’s what we think. Today, among many other
Analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Essay; Reality TV: A Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality In his essay, Reality TV: A Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality, Salman Rushdie argues that the popularity of reality television shows should both alarm us and enlighten us as we examine their success. What is Rushdie’s primary argument, and in what tone does he make his plea? How well does Rushdie keep our attention as a writer and are his arguments credible? Are his claims supported by hard evidence
Zoos have demonstrated having negative effects on the animals the live in them. Evidence of this is captured over time from many different philosophers. These philosophers have proven that zoos are immoral through recording their arguments in essays and books. A present day zoo is supposed to provide educational benefits for the general public. Zoos portray and illusion to people that they are experiencing viewing exotic animals in a health environment. This is not the case. A philosopher
Loser, The Swan, Real World, The Apprentice, and Hell’s Kitchen. What might anthropologists conclude about our 21st century society if these shows were their only glimpse into how we lived our lives? Francine Prose ponders this same question in her essay “Voting Democracy off the Island: Reality TV and the Republican Ethos,” in which she asks not only what future anthropologists might deduce, but, “for that matter,” what “contemporary TV-addicted children and adults” might realize if they were to more
of battle. The modern-day gladiators in waiting, ready to take on whatever is in their path, hoping to one day win the gold they covet, and for there is also the ones with the hope of one day being one of the fortunate few that could be able to say that they do this for a living, but before they can, they must climb through the ranks. For some it is as direct as joining their first competition and slowly building their reputation, but for others they must walk into lions den and offer their fealty