Successful gladiators were the heroes of the day; and there were those, unlike the
impressed criminals and prisoners of war, who chose the precarious existence in the
hope of achieving fame and the admiration of women. It was a hard life, though, as well
as a dangerous one. The training was long and exacting; and, if the medical attention
and the meals supplied in the gladiatorial schools were adequate, the quarters in which
the men were lodged were usually cramped and foul
impressed criminals and prisoners of war, who chose the precarious existence in the
hope of achieving fame and the admiration of women. It was a hard life, though, as well
as a dangerous one. The training was long and exacting; and, if the medical attention
and the meals supplied in the gladiatorial schools were adequate, the quarters in which
the men were lodged were usually cramped and foul
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