1 Gladiators were sometimes slaves or volunteers.

2 Lots of people wanted to be gladiators for the fame and the money.

3 Some gladiator battles didn't end in death.

4 Gladiators rarely fought animals.

5 Gladiators could be female.

6 Sometimes emperors participated in gladiator battles.

7 Gladiators often became celebrities.

8 They were organized into different types and classes.

9 Gladiator games went on for about 700 years.

10 The thumbs down signal might not have meant death for the losing gladiator.