Unveiling a Gladiators Life: Verus Story at the Colosseum

Name Instructor Course Date Colosseum: A Gladiator’s Story The video, Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story narrates the true story of Verus. Verus was a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome. The video gives the details of the life of a gladiator told through the life of Verus. During slavery in Rome, some slaves took the opportunity of being gladiators as an excellent opportunity to freedom while others took it as a death sentence. Because of this mentality, Verus attacked Priscus, a fellow slave, when he was not chosen by the owner of a gladiator school as a recruit. Under normal circumstances, slaves were not any one's concern in terms of health or even death. But from the film, it was cl