GLADIATORS

A title : GLADIATORS
The author : Minna Lacey & Susanna Davidson
Publisher : USBORNE
Year of the publication : 2006
YL : 1.9

Gladually, gladiator fights had become one of the most popular forms of entertainment. At the bigining, gladiator was the light equipments. They increased some equipments to be long the match because fights became a entertainment. According to the book, The weight seemd to has 4 kg only with a heimet.

funeral / 礼拝、葬式
The very first gladiator fights were held at the funeral celebrations of important roman officials,

Etruscan / エトルリア人
Some Roman thought the idea had come from the Etruscans,

haunt / 出没する
The aim was to stop their ghosts from coming back to haunt the living.

Greek / ギリシャ人
sacrifice / 犠牲、いけにえ
The Greeks didn't just have human sacrifices at funerals-

cattle / 牛、家畜
We'll have it in the main cattle market

lunge / 突進する、突き出す
The first pair of slaves stepped up to each other and lunged forward with a clash of steel.