Gladiators mosaic
First read the account of a day at the games on the page about Roman gladiators. Then, how about putting together a play showing the events of the day? Here’s a list of possible characters:
Wealthy sponsor
The slave gladiators
Wild animals
Criminals to be executed (some of them Christian?)
Roman guards
Ticket-taker
Audience
Don’t forget what you learned: in the morning, it’s gladiators fighting animals. Then at lunchtime the condemned criminals are executed. After lunch it’s gladiators fighting other men.
More about gladiators
Other Rome activities:
*Mosaics
*Cement
*Arches
A day in ancient Rome
