Two young gladiators were brought into the arena and started a cruel battle. They shielded themselves, looked for opportunities and stabbed each other with weapons. Suddenly, one side was stabbed and the blood flowed down the shoulder.
"Good, good!" "One more knife, one more knife!" The nobles in the audience shouted wildly. Finally, the injured man fell down. I saw a witch on the stage stand up. She decided the fate of the loser. Her thumb is up, and the loser can survive by luck; Thumb down, loser was executed on the spot. I saw her thumb down, and suddenly, the loser was killed in a pool of blood. The audience burst into cheers.
This is Rome's barbaric form of entertainment-fighting. In Rome, fighting competitions are held every year. Strong slaves are sent to the gladiator school for training, and then they fight with each other or wild animals in the grand theater or public places. Slave owners and nobles were very happy when they watched the battle.
But the gladiators are closely watched, their movements are strictly restricted, and they are still wearing heavy shackles on their feet. Their fate is doomed to death, because they are likely to be killed in the arena at any time, and they are actually prisoners.