The Life of a Freed Gladiator

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  @toldinstone · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @PoliticswithPaint · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s funny that almost all of these career-options still hold true for former athletes nowadays.

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  @TheDevice9 · 2 years ago

  While I think about ancient Rome daily, like any normal man, I did not know until now that there were referees in gladiatorial combat.

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  @Lilificent · 2 years ago (edited)

  Last time I was this early, Augustus was still Octavian

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  @BeardedGuy_Tawhid · 2 years ago

  Living until 99 in the ancient world is quite a long lifespan I would imagine

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  @mamo4678 · 2 years ago

  Sounds like the best analogy would be that they were like the adult film stars of their day -- often desired, often famous and even at times rich, but also highly stigmatized!

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  @dumoulin11 · 2 years ago

  &quot;or duelled in the Sacred Grove of Aricia for the crown of the priest-king of Nemi.&quot; I had to check this as it really sounded like a line straight out of a fantasy novel.<br>Turns out to be a fascinating bit of history I had never heard of. Thank you for that.

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  @TheSecondFinest · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s a really depressing fate. First, you fight and fail to defend your home, losing friends and family and becoming enslaved. Then, you are forced to fight countless battles against other slaves like yourself, possibly even former comrades who were enslaved alongside you. The likelihood of you dying or getting seriously wounded is high if you slip up even once, and if not, you&apos;re still doing it to other undeserving slaves. But even if you&apos;re really, really good and lucky, you may be released... but now you&apos;re at the bottom of the social hierarchy, possibly too crippled to work, poor, and a lot of your few opportunities entail going back into the arena.

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  @whynottalklikeapirat · 2 years ago

  “See you later, Gladiator - after a while Aedile”<br>- Caligula and the Comets.

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  @daveweiss5647 · 2 years ago

  Id like to know more about these duels to become &quot;priest king&quot; and the cult it refers to... another great vid like always!

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  @blacksage2375 · 2 years ago

  Imagine petitioning the Emperor to nerf an armatore class because say the retarius spear is too long for PVP balance and they keep dominating the meta.

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  @525Lines · 2 years ago

  Buying the farm is a euphemism for dying but getting a farm so you won&apos;t need money anymore was a thing until very recently. I&apos;m sure gladiators and ex-slaves would find a small estate with farming land a good place to retire.

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