You Are a Gladiator in Ancient Rome. You Have 24 Hours Before the Arena

You are handed a sword, a shield, and twenty-four hours. This video walks through what a Roman gladiator's last day before the arena actually looked like, from the public farewell banquet to the real, historically documented odds of survival, and where Hollywood's version splits from the archaeological record. Made for entertainment and education, based on publicly available research. This channel does not glorify violence, for academic sources on Roman history, consult professional historians and peer-reviewed archaeology. Subscribe for more animated history, and drop a comment with which historical figure or event you want to see next.