Your Journey to Becoming a Free Gladiator

Two decades after a stranger pries open your mouth at a crowded market, you stand in that same market checking another man's teeth. Rome's finest philosopher has a crooked nose and a loud laugh, and he fits his whole system into one line: fear is just a sound. The men who own provinces, meanwhile, spend dinner touching your scars. 0:00 The Captive 3:00 The Novice 6:13 The Tiro 8:56 The Gladiator 11:45 The Favorite 14:31 The Champion 16:56 The Freedman 19:36 The Trainer 22:01 The Lanista 24:24 The Shade Sources whose teeth you can check: Roman gladiator types, schools and mercy appeals (World History Encyclopedia) War captives and Roman slave markets (World History Encyclopedia) Gladiator oath, rudis and lanista overview (Wikipedia) Thracian gladiator sica, shield and armor (Wikipedia) Isotope study of Ephesus gladiators' barley diet (PLOS ONE) Carnuntum gladiator school cells and training post (Scientific American) Celadus the Thracian in Pompeii graffiti (World History Encyclopedia) Legal disgrace of Pompeii's gladiators (University of Calgary thesis)