The gladiators: history's most deadly sport

Chronology

Introduction

How the Gladiator Games Evolved

Chariot Races and Plays

Early Gladiator Fights

Spartacus Gladiator Games under the Early Emperors

The Gladiators

Their Prestige

Their Backgrounds

Their Training

Their Life Expectancy

Their Love Life

Female Gladiators

What Did It All Cost?

Types of Gladiator

The Scene of Action

The Building of the Colosseum

Safety

Comfort

Copies of the Colosseum

The Animals

A Day at the Colosseum

The Morning Programme: Hunting and Animal Fights

The Interval Attractions: Executions

The Afternoon Programme: Gladiator FightsSea Battles (Naumachiae)

Dead Meat Gladiator Burials

Carcasses: Disposed of or Eaten?

The End of Gladiator Shows

Objections to Gladiator Fights

The Demise of Gladiator Shows

The Decline and Fall of the Colosseums

Gladiator Films

Spartacus

Gladiator

Epilogue

Glossary

List of Amphitheatres

References

Bibliography

Index.