Most gladiators were slaves, fyi. Rarely you could make enough money to buy your...

		PittleyDunkin 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gladiators in ancient Anatolia lived to entertain ... Most gladiators were slaves, fyi. Rarely you could make enough money to buy your freedom, but that was hardly unique to being a gladiator. Your other points still stand—it was more attractive than destitute poverty or death.

nothercastle 5 days ago [–]

Also better death as a gladiator than death in the mines.