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Sports In Rome
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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' competitions and could seat 45,000 ....
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....of fighting, the men were divided into various light and heavy-armed classes. For example, the retiarius, clad in a short tunic, attempted to entangle his fully armed opponent with a net and then kill him with a trident. Other classes used different weapons, or rode horses or chariots. When a gladiator had overpowered his opponent, he would look to the crowd. If the waved their handkerchiefs, the man would be spared. If the put their thumbs down, he would be killed.
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