#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

9723.32 - 9744.538 Gregory Aldrete

And it wasn't just we take some guy and throw him into the arena like you see in movies all the time. These were people that you'd invested a lot of money in. That's why you don't really want to see them killed. But yeah, mostly they're prisoners of war. I mean, in very rare instances, you might have a free person volunteering or even selling themselves to fight as gladiators. But