gladiator games
- thumbs up means save the gladiator that's down and thumbs down means let him die
- order of events at the gladiator games
- animal hunts: they had a scene and the emperor would use a bow from his box seat and shoot them
- the bestiarii: these were gladiators trained to fight tigers and lions
- criminals were sentenced to fight wild beats at the games but without any skills, weapons or armor
question-i would just die
emperors
- Tiberius-adopted son of Augustus-2 years and 6 months-possible assassinated by Caligula. he was a cruel tyrant who put men to death upon mere suspicion
- Caligula-great nephew of Tiberius-3 years and 10 months-assassinated in conspiracy involving senators and Praetorian guards
- he was insane and once threatened to have his horse made consul
- Claudius 1- nephew of Tiberius and uncle of Caligula- 13 years and 9 months- probably poisoned by his wife Agrippina
- he was a wead and foolish emperor who allowed the cruelest acts to be committed in this name, and then forgot them, and invited the persons to dinner whom he had just had put to death
- Nero- 13 years 8 months- stepson and adopted son of Claudius
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