Gladiators
Gladiators were fighters for entertainment usually a person in debt or slave. Gladiators did many things during a fight. Gladiators also have a history that goes back a long time. It was a slave's chance to be freed. Gladiators were the entertainment of the time of ancient rome.
Gladiators are people that didn't pay their taxes or were slaves whose master wanted wanted them to fight, They were just like profesional fighters. Some Emperers were looney enough to be gladiators themselves for a fight. The emperers usually had the advantage. Some rich people wanted to be gladiators also. If you wanted to be a gladiator you could do it. Most people just watching the gruesom show of death!
Gladiators had big effects on the empire. One time an emperer fought against a gladiator. That time there was no advantage and the emperer was killed. Through the empire, there was small arenas that did the same as the colleseum. The colleseum was the most popular place to see gladiator fights.