The Life of a Freed Gladiator

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toldinstone

toldinstone

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@toldinstone
@toldinstone Жыл бұрын
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@MariaMartinez-researcher
@MariaMartinez-researcher Жыл бұрын
I presume this is the winner title...
@CAP198462
@CAP198462 Жыл бұрын
You really started something with that “thinking about Ancient Rome”, video. Congratulations, you’ve got a meme!
@Mr.Death101
@Mr.Death101 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on the later years of gladiator battles and how it ended or when it stopped or who stopped it and why. Thank you
@PoliticswithPaint
@PoliticswithPaint Жыл бұрын
It's funny that almost all of these career-options still hold true for former athletes nowadays.
@bossman5370
@bossman5370 Жыл бұрын
i reckon if i had a time machine i would establish some kind of punditry career for myself. every wednesday and sunday at sunset in the forum.
@QuantumHistorian
@QuantumHistorian Жыл бұрын
@@bossman5370 You'd have stiff competition. Gossiping about public life seem to be the de facto career of all the Roman elite.
@jakegarvin7634
@jakegarvin7634 Жыл бұрын
Sports are exactly the same between then and now the only difference is nowadays athletes don't specifically die on purpose
@grant.5345
@grant.5345 Жыл бұрын
@@bossman5370 If I had a time machine, I would probably die of a wound highly common in the Roman Empire but is easily treatable in the modern day.
@BleachDemon707
@BleachDemon707 Жыл бұрын
SILENCE CHECKMARK 🙄
@TheDevice9
@TheDevice9 Жыл бұрын
While I think about ancient Rome daily, like any normal man, I did not know until now that there were referees in gladiatorial combat.
@thatoneguy5856
@thatoneguy5856 Жыл бұрын
Same. I thought sport referees were a more modern thing
@TheDevice9
@TheDevice9 Жыл бұрын
@@thatoneguy5856 Yeah... now I'm curious just what the rules were.
@micshaz
@micshaz Жыл бұрын
Though the concept of a referee (in the modern sense) is quite wild to imagine, remember that pankration (greek olympic wrestling) pre-dates the roman empire by a day or two, was practiced in a competitive setting with a scoring system. Of course there were rules for most combat sports; people don't want to literally coin toss their lives every single time and i'd imagine there were plenty of career "gladiators" (and similar professions) who had good careers and never actually risked their life
@josephpercente8377
@josephpercente8377 Жыл бұрын
Hourly
@toastedt140
@toastedt140 Жыл бұрын
​@micshaz Yeah the olympics are widely recognized as the beginning of professional sporting standards. Long Jump, Wrestling, and Pankration have rules carved into older temples. There were even diplomatic incidents between some city states because of disagreements over rules.
@dumoulin11
@dumoulin11 Жыл бұрын
"or duelled in the Sacred Grove of Aricia for the crown of the priest-king of Nemi." I had to check this as it really sounded like a line straight out of a fantasy novel. Turns out to be a fascinating bit of history I had never heard of. Thank you for that.
@disrespectthemwomensubjuga5471
@disrespectthemwomensubjuga5471 11 ай бұрын
LOL same! For a second I almost thought I was listening to a fantasy audiobook.
@98Zai
@98Zai Жыл бұрын
3:14 This mosaic is amazing! A video about famous or especially well preserved mosaics would be cool!
@michaelrredford
@michaelrredford Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@LilyLinko
@LilyLinko Жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early, Augustus was still Octavian
@daveweiss5647
@daveweiss5647 Жыл бұрын
Id like to know more about these duels to become "priest king" and the cult it refers to... another great vid like always!
@CountSpiffula
@CountSpiffula Жыл бұрын
Thats one of the grand mysteries of the period. JG Frazer wound up writing an eighteen volume encyclopedia of magic and superstition from research he did trying to get to the bottom of the myths surrounding the Rex Nemorensis.
@LCfreeze
@LCfreeze Жыл бұрын
@@CountSpiffula I was trying to find what you were referring to - did you mean The Golden Bough? According to Wikipedia it’s up to 12 volumes in some editions, so not exactly eighteen but still very voluminous. Thanks for the pointer 🙂
@mamo4678
@mamo4678 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the best analogy would be that they were like the adult film stars of their day -- often desired, often famous and even at times rich, but also highly stigmatized!
@ewetn1
@ewetn1 10 ай бұрын
Thats a really great analogy.
@TTKDMS
@TTKDMS Ай бұрын
Where can we attend adult film star school? Or is it a trial by combat kind of thing?
@cascadianrangers728
@cascadianrangers728 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for plugging your book. I ordered a copy, and I look forward to reading about Elagabalus, hes my favorite
@bonto117
@bonto117 Жыл бұрын
@ToldInStone, you make my favorite historical videos. Your books are fantastic as well.
@jifrei
@jifrei Жыл бұрын
Excited to watch this one, loved the content for years
@DeLong1
@DeLong1 Жыл бұрын
love your content ive learned so much from this channel!!
@iEatCheese33
@iEatCheese33 Жыл бұрын
Subscribed immediately after seeing this video. Well done sir!
@bodawei425
@bodawei425 Жыл бұрын
Apart from the always interesting and informative content of your channel, I really appreciate that you don't use those cheap AI images like so many other YT channels do: you always use high quality illustrations.
@crazydave247
@crazydave247 Жыл бұрын
The voice is AI
@bodawei425
@bodawei425 Жыл бұрын
@@crazydave247Don't think so
@LauraS1
@LauraS1 Жыл бұрын
@@crazydave247 No, that's actually Dr. Garrett Ryan's real voice. I think the reason it might come across as AI generated is because of the phrasing he uses, the way he pauses and where he pauses in sentences, and other vocal modulations one learns when one becomes a public speaker (such as politician, professor, news anchor, or other career in which public speaking plays a prominent role).
@TheRealForgetfulElephant
@TheRealForgetfulElephant Жыл бұрын
Thank you Garrett
@NemanorTheAlmighty
@NemanorTheAlmighty Жыл бұрын
Also love your books, wish you voiced them on audible!
@CHETinnit
@CHETinnit Жыл бұрын
That painting of the gladiator and his fam got me!
@rickb3078
@rickb3078 Жыл бұрын
Four fifths into your new book and I am much enjoying it. Highly recommended. Thank you
@BeardedGuy_Tawhid
@BeardedGuy_Tawhid Жыл бұрын
Living until 99 in the ancient world is quite a long lifespan I would imagine
@whynottalklikeapirat
@whynottalklikeapirat Жыл бұрын
“See you later, Gladiator - after a while Aedile” - Caligula and the Comets.
@theprotagonist8755
@theprotagonist8755 Жыл бұрын
Thank you toldinstone! Here here! For he is the great scribe and orator! He quenches us lay men that thirst for knowledge from ancient rome. God speed noble man godspeed
@Sercil00
@Sercil00 Жыл бұрын
It's a really depressing fate. First, you fight and fail to defend your home, losing friends and family and becoming enslaved. Then, you are forced to fight countless battles against other slaves like yourself, possibly even former comrades who were enslaved alongside you. The likelihood of you dying or getting seriously wounded is high if you slip up even once, and if not, you're still doing it to other undeserving slaves. But even if you're really, really good and lucky, you may be released... but now you're at the bottom of the social hierarchy, possibly too crippled to work, poor, and a lot of your few opportunities entail going back into the arena.
@RustyShakleford1
@RustyShakleford1 11 ай бұрын
Basically likke modern day contact sports most sports leave men crippled depressed and addicted to alcohol
@ChaosInCali
@ChaosInCali Жыл бұрын
Lol i like how at 7:03, you put “demonetized” to censor the private parts of the gladiators in the relief 😂
@Michelle-Eden
@Michelle-Eden Жыл бұрын
The new thumbnail is a huge improvement over the AI-looking thing that came before. Thank you. Aesthetics matter.
@111clowns
@111clowns Жыл бұрын
get over it
@TheRealForgetfulElephant
@TheRealForgetfulElephant Жыл бұрын
@@111clownsdam captain he is just giving his opinion
@roelin360
@roelin360 10 ай бұрын
​@@TheRealForgetfulElephantopinions aren't worth of respect just because they're opinions, it matters what they are. However, I do not agree with the person you responded to either.
@525Lines
@525Lines Жыл бұрын
Buying the farm is a euphemism for dying but getting a farm so you won't need money anymore was a thing until very recently. I'm sure gladiators and ex-slaves would find a small estate with farming land a good place to retire.
@mysteryY2K
@mysteryY2K Жыл бұрын
a video on graffiti in ancient Rome would be absolutely fascinating!
@Frisbieinstein
@Frisbieinstein 11 ай бұрын
Easy to find.
@mysteryY2K
@mysteryY2K 11 ай бұрын
@@Frisbieinstein well of course because now he has a video on it. the video did not exist when i made this comment. and even though there are videos about ancient graffiti, i wanted to hear TIS' take on it
@jeffswail8446
@jeffswail8446 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps Juvenal referred to "the sons of gladiators" in the equestrian order as an aspersion on the morals of their mothers?
@H.G.Halberd
@H.G.Halberd Жыл бұрын
damn, so many things are speculated about marcus aurelius that are completely outside his usual character
@Kyle_Schaff
@Kyle_Schaff 9 ай бұрын
1:40 You did it again. These visuals are hilarious
@shaundavenport621
@shaundavenport621 Жыл бұрын
There are many excellent paintings used in many different videos depicting Gladiators. A works(book) showing as many of these paintings as possible would be very interesting to myself.Is anybody aware if any author has put a collection of these works of art together??
@thebeatles114
@thebeatles114 Жыл бұрын
Your channel is the best history channel on KZbin, in fact it's a lot better than even the documentaries on TV, your content is award-winning stuff!
@blacksage2375
@blacksage2375 Жыл бұрын
Imagine petitioning the Emperor to nerf an armatore class because say the retarius spear is too long for PVP balance and they keep dominating the meta.
@coolandgood1010
@coolandgood1010 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised to learn that even freeborn retired Roman gladiators were infame?! I though they continued to be celebrated like how modern athletes are today!? Why would Roman gladiators be so celebrated while active gladiators then looked down upon once they're retired? Great upload.
@machirim2805
@machirim2805 9 ай бұрын
The best modern analogy for gladiators I think would be adult film stars. Celebrated and popular, and they can get rich, but their line of work is stigmatized (to the point that many say that they wouldn’t date an adult film star). So stigmatized that they cannot escape from its stigma even when they get into new careers. The fact that it’s scandalous if a teacher is revealed to be an ex adult film star proves this.
@coolandgood1010
@coolandgood1010 9 ай бұрын
@@machirim2805 Interesting perspective! Thanks for answering..
@skrillozedd
@skrillozedd 9 ай бұрын
I love these videos, very interesting! I started cracking up at the "Demonitized" labels 😂 great work, i appreciate you putting this content out 👌
@uncledan2u
@uncledan2u Жыл бұрын
Original voice, original pictures. Nice storyline. Well-done 👍👍👍
@SobekLOTFC
@SobekLOTFC Жыл бұрын
Keep up the wonderful work, Garrett 👍
@bigdogzone3177
@bigdogzone3177 Жыл бұрын
Gladiators died in the arena as a result of injury or rarely fight to the dead if they were condemmed . Gladiators did not die on daily basis as they were expensive to train and maintain and were more of an investment.
@TheKoolbraider
@TheKoolbraider 8 ай бұрын
There's a very funny example of gladiator training in the movie "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". One master was showing how to swing a mace (?) and brain the other fighter. Bad result? Next! More slaves were lined up awaiting their turn as target.
@mm-yt8sf
@mm-yt8sf Жыл бұрын
were any gladiators so good looking they'd be consistently put in low risk matches? or were they too far away from the audiences to be seen in detail (and would have done better if there had been television)
@mememan2344
@mememan2344 Жыл бұрын
There has probably been corruption all throughout history. That's exactly how it works with favorites in boxing even now.
@RustyShakleford1
@RustyShakleford1 11 ай бұрын
Ofcourse they would probably pick a crowd favorite and purposefully let him keep winning to keep the people happy
@tomholroyd7519
@tomholroyd7519 Жыл бұрын
2:20 ... and ACTORS?
@paulkoza8652
@paulkoza8652 Жыл бұрын
After visiting the arena at Nimes, France, which has a great museum dedicated to the gladiators, the exhibits there state that the gladiatorial contests eventually died out. Was this due to the bloody nature of the events, or perhaps due to the rise of christianity in the west, or the cost of sponsoring these events. I don't know. But, according to the exhibits, gladiatorial combat died out way before the end of the western empire.
@copperlemon1
@copperlemon1 Жыл бұрын
Christianity was a major factor, though I'm sure the costs also played a role, in the west especially. Major Christian figures strongly condemned the games for the gratuitous violence and pagan elements. Other spectacles, like chariot races, would continue even under Ostrogothic rule and for much longer in the east.
@Nadia1989
@Nadia1989 Жыл бұрын
Definitely Christianity, but it also could've become too expensive to organize. Even though gladiators were from the lowest tiers of the empire, you need housing, food, training and fighting gear and coaches.
@TamDNB
@TamDNB Жыл бұрын
Literally just finished watching gladiator. Serendipity at its best
@JacobAKAcornpop
@JacobAKAcornpop Жыл бұрын
You should do more longer form content please, alot of your video titles sound interesting but too interesting for just a 10 minute video!
@BOBICKA66
@BOBICKA66 Жыл бұрын
This video has changed it’s title and thumbnail so many times it’s making my god damn head spin
@TheByteknight
@TheByteknight 3 ай бұрын
I'm sure some ex-gladiators worked for loan sharks breaking thumbs, or landlords to collect rent, etc.
@sandracardoso2602
@sandracardoso2602 Жыл бұрын
I know this has nothing to do with this video, but I have a sugestion: the restoration on the sistine chapel done in the 1980s and '90s
@obsidianjane4413
@obsidianjane4413 Жыл бұрын
@10:27 You really go demonetized for showing that drawing?
@JelMain
@JelMain Жыл бұрын
In many ways, their career options are those of retired Special Forces
@antoniomoreira5921
@antoniomoreira5921 Жыл бұрын
If anyone's interested in Traditional Roman warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
@自由石匠-b8k
@自由石匠-b8k Жыл бұрын
1:00 Every time I hear this bro, it's always wholesome episodes. (Except for what he did to the Jews.)
@EchoInTheKettle
@EchoInTheKettle Жыл бұрын
Was that the lick?
@Adrfhrhg
@Adrfhrhg Жыл бұрын
What is the title of the painting in the thumbnail?
@InterestingFindings
@InterestingFindings Жыл бұрын
Gladiator Fight During Meal At Pompeii by Francesco Netti 1880
@deanb4799
@deanb4799 Жыл бұрын
Did anyone else see "Freed Alligator" at a glance? 😂 AND I clicked on it because I wanted to see how freed alligators live😂
@Arkharskullson
@Arkharskullson Жыл бұрын
Please Garrett, try not to use AI. I think it detracts from the otherwise superb quality of your videos.
@jojobizadTRASH
@jojobizadTRASH Жыл бұрын
That's a lot of Jean Leon Gerome paintings.
@iainballas
@iainballas Жыл бұрын
If I was a rich roman, I'd hire a couple gladiators as personal bodyguards. Just the reputation alone of them would be enough to stop most from attacking, and the idea of basically having two champion heavyweight boxers hanging out with me all the time would be icing on the cake!
@michaelporzio7384
@michaelporzio7384 Жыл бұрын
The Romans did not have movies, special effects and CGI to depict violence, they only had the real thing. How many movies and video games of today feature people meeting violent death? We are really no different. Question: if a "wild beast" won its match, what happened to it? I'm sure there were some pretty good lions, tigers and bears ("oh my") that survived their matches.
@Oldwhiteguy
@Oldwhiteguy Жыл бұрын
Gladiators then were much more interesting than ones of today.
@nowhereman6019
@nowhereman6019 Жыл бұрын
Idk, Mike Tyson is an incredibly interesting person.
@StormKidification
@StormKidification Жыл бұрын
Infame (one who commits infamia) is still an extremely typical insult of Rome to this day!
@Silentbob515
@Silentbob515 Жыл бұрын
A minute long ad on curiosity stream? k sure
@thuydoan7496
@thuydoan7496 Жыл бұрын
Imagine freeing a mass killer onto the streets. No wonder Rome became extinct.
@olsaaan
@olsaaan Жыл бұрын
Would it be possible to do a video on stereotypes in Rome and their neighbours as well as derogatory terms used for people from different cultures?
@williamharris8367
@williamharris8367 Жыл бұрын
I would think that such a video would draw much criticism from the cultures being negatively depicted. My ancestors, for example, were Germanic but not necessarily uncivilized barbarians -- even were they so described/considered by the Romans.
@olsaaan
@olsaaan Жыл бұрын
@@williamharris8367 Yeah but that's the point of the video. It's history, not the videomaker's opinion.
@leomarkaable1
@leomarkaable1 7 ай бұрын
Almost poetic commentary. Rare, today.
@nathanielscreativecollecti6392
@nathanielscreativecollecti6392 Жыл бұрын
Me who collects coins: 100,000 sestertii? Dang I could retire 3 times over on that!
@cuttwice3905
@cuttwice3905 Жыл бұрын
"Demonetized" instead of the word "Censored" is a fine, but depressing, touch.
@theLetterDoubleYou
@theLetterDoubleYou Жыл бұрын
Trained other galdiators to kill commodus, obviously.
@recursor9469
@recursor9469 7 ай бұрын
It's interesting that Gladiators could be awarded mansions by Emperors but were not allowed to be elected to office or enlist as legionnaires.
@wilsontheconqueror8101
@wilsontheconqueror8101 Жыл бұрын
I wish Ridley Scott had used the actual Roman categories of Gladiators instead of dressing his like characters from Road Warrior!
@fonziebulldog5786
@fonziebulldog5786 Жыл бұрын
Great movie. 👍
@NOTanotherSHEEP-r9m
@NOTanotherSHEEP-r9m Жыл бұрын
And now we have the UFC
@ToddiGreat-le2qu
@ToddiGreat-le2qu Жыл бұрын
This guy could do " Rick Steves Europe " with a minimum of practice !
@jmackman
@jmackman Жыл бұрын
toldnstones getting into them ai pics now. not sure what i think about it
@TAEYONGISMYFATHER71
@TAEYONGISMYFATHER71 10 ай бұрын
1:23 no nosew
@LerVal-x1h
@LerVal-x1h 3 ай бұрын
Shut up!
@agapitoliria
@agapitoliria Жыл бұрын
2:15 I had to laugh here, actors?! I guess artists being treated like crap is not some modern phenomena.
@ericthreeman
@ericthreeman 7 күн бұрын
Were actors actually second-class is Rome? We need to get that back up and running
@infinidominion
@infinidominion Жыл бұрын
They gladiated
@TR47
@TR47 Жыл бұрын
They changed the thumbnail and title about 5-6 times. :P
@H.HGWorms
@H.HGWorms Жыл бұрын
Early bird gets the knowledge
@fu2201
@fu2201 Жыл бұрын
How did they do childbirth?
@tylerbrickman
@tylerbrickman Жыл бұрын
Ryan, you scared me. I thought that was the other R word 😅
@koreboredom4302
@koreboredom4302 Жыл бұрын
I'm not gonna watch the video but I assume they gladiate.
@DBCooper3
@DBCooper3 7 ай бұрын
Commodus looked like Markus too much to be not his true offspring
@sumazdar
@sumazdar Жыл бұрын
dziękuję
@doc_matter
@doc_matter Жыл бұрын
We are appreciating the new visual style!!!
@Nightscape_
@Nightscape_ Жыл бұрын
Now I want to watch some MMA.
@CHETinnit
@CHETinnit Жыл бұрын
Freakin pumped bro!
@factsoverfiction7826
@factsoverfiction7826 Жыл бұрын
@@CHETinnit 😝
@mikew3194
@mikew3194 Жыл бұрын
Executioners, undertakers, gladiators, and those dirty liars known as 'actors'
@randomvintagefilm273
@randomvintagefilm273 Жыл бұрын
I thought they retired to Romania 😮
@prestonhanson501
@prestonhanson501 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it was like being a retired football player
@Sundance94
@Sundance94 Жыл бұрын
How about Russell Crowe who became emperor
@truthinesssss
@truthinesssss Жыл бұрын
👍
@ronaldolio76
@ronaldolio76 Жыл бұрын
Hi Garrett I really enjoy your content but as others have noted, the A.I image doesn't suit this channel, it may seem like a small thing but it stands out because everything else is so good, the image has many mistakes, The spear doesn't fit his hand The shoulder armor makes no sense the cloak is wrong his index finger is huge and more. it's no where near the quality to represent your channel. I know it makes your job easier but I'd rather see a picture of you with a wig on and red towel around your neck than A.I generated oddities. Thanks for the great work take care
@Staingo_Jenkins
@Staingo_Jenkins Жыл бұрын
Video interaction
@oni-one574
@oni-one574 Жыл бұрын
LOL - DeMONITIZED bars, hilarious.
@bobar57
@bobar57 Жыл бұрын
I clicked this wondering about wolf and jet
@vicn0244
@vicn0244 Жыл бұрын
Do we know what percentage of gladiators was freeborn? Or rather, gladiator by choice?
@Rhapsode_Of_The_Past
@Rhapsode_Of_The_Past Жыл бұрын
Great content, but don't spoil it with the AI art. Beyond the fact that all those programs are built on the theft of the work of actual artists it just plain hideous. Besides that, quality work as usual.
@Aethul-wd9ke
@Aethul-wd9ke Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@marcusaurelius5576
@marcusaurelius5576 Жыл бұрын
Lived through death matches and survived to the age of 99? Is that possible without modern medicine and vaccines?
@milksteak-
@milksteak- 10 ай бұрын
subarutus crosstrekus
@choukichigaijin
@choukichigaijin Жыл бұрын
Gotta wonder if Rome was always about choosing the strongest. So the ladies getting with the gladiators was more about producing physically strong offspring. Mental strength coming from the strongest teachers of their standing. Not necessarily a scandal at all.
@choukichigaijin
@choukichigaijin Жыл бұрын
Bloodline was passed by recognized heir. They probably didn't have the same attachment to genetics that we do.
@choukichigaijin
@choukichigaijin Жыл бұрын
Marriages were different too.
@florinivan6907
@florinivan6907 Жыл бұрын
'rumor alleged' this sounds like gossip feeding on insecurities.
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