If prospective mercenaries and slave soldiers had to prove themselves in gladiatorial combat , the credits generated from the wagering and the spectacle could be used to buy more soldiers and offworld weapons .
This is one of the few amphitheatres that was used for both roman political rallying and brutal gladiatorial sports but tonight it is to host a dance competition .
几个圆形剧场中的一个被罗马帝国用来做政治集会和野蛮的角斗士表演,但是今晚这儿有一个舞蹈比赛。
Born in thrace in 109 bc , he is known as a famous gladiator and started a revolt against rome during the gladiatorial war .
公元前109年出生于色雷斯,他作为一个著名角斗士而闻名,并在角斗战争期间开始反抗罗马统治。
She could best any of the monstrous combatants in the gladiatorial games held regularly on the world .
在定期进行的竞技场比赛中她能够击败任何的凶暴战士。
Carl was a collection of pupae , perfectly suited for gladiatorial combat .
卡尔就是一群蛹的结合体,非常适合角斗。
And still more distinctly was christianity opposed to such outrages upon human dignity as the gladiatorial combats in the arena .
基督教确实反对像古罗马角斗场中格斗士那种粗暴践踏人的尊严的行为。
Workers in london 's financial district known as the " city " are naturally competitive and having achieved financial success at a relatively young age , may see the chance to fight it out in a gladiatorial tournament as a natural progression .
Law professors praise the tactic for training students to respond quickly and fluently to challenging questions - even if most instructors today employ a " soft " socratic method , far less combative than the gladiatorial exchanges made famous in the 1973 movie the paper chase .
As well as the gladiatorial games , other public spectacles were held there , such as mock sea battles , animal hunts , executions , re-enactments of famous battles , and dramas based on classical mythology .