I can tell Michael is very passionate about this, it is good to work at things you love. If he have other areas of expertise in any other aspects of Roman/Greek history, I would love to see him back on the show later again. I am very curious about the day to day experience of normal people in the life of Roman Republic/Empire, how they compare etc, especally the difference between when Roman was strong vs its last days.
That’s my prof! I had several classes with him, he and his wife (also professor at brock) just radiant their enthusiasm for history, it infectious. I love the classics department
well! Gladiators! are not my regular fare but Michael is so utterly compelling and enthusiastic and winsome I found I stopped everything to listen - his commentary is perfectly balanced with anecdotes and asides (the stories about St Augustus are priceless), I so wish this had been 5 hours long!!! As always Garrett you find gems where I least expect them. If I would ask any deeper dive questions of the Prof Carter it would be to go into the social lives of these gladiators (I never even assumed that they had any! Wives? Families? they lived long enough for either???)
I just watched your video "The Life of a Freed Gladiator", and in that video you refer to "rules" in passing, and I'm like, "Wait, what? There were 'rules' for gladiator combat? What were they?" (I had assumed it was basically a free-for-all). So then I saw this video in the recommendation panel on the right side of that other video, so I clicked and watched this video. So this is a good follow-up to the other video, is what I'm saying.
I now can't escape the image of some irate roman yelling "This shit is fake, the emperor's guy never loses" and how hilarious that is. I dunno, something about the mundanity of it is just funny as hell
Can we equate prostitutes and gladiators in some way? Not being all post-modernist here, but the similarities are plentiful. Both professions are mostly slaves, though some freeborn join it (mostly from desperation), and their lives are managed by institutions of varying size and success. Both sell their bodies for the entertainment of others. Both are sex symbols. Both include a few individuals who made fortunes and become celebrated, but the vast majority had rather poor lives and in all cases remained stigmatised by society. Obviously in one case it was a majority of women and in the other of men, but in other aspects they do appear remarkably analogous to the other.
Prostitutes and gladiators were in fact explicitly considered of the same legal and social status, that of the infames, people of low status deprived of the rights and benefits of citizenship.
I really enjoyed the video. I have a question about the centurion described in the gospel of Mathew and Luke who asked Jesus to heal his servant. Could a centurion have his own household with his own slave? Or would this be a slave attached to the legion? Also how is it that a centurion be funding a local building project? The centurion in the gospel had built a synagogue. Thank you I really like your channel.
michael carter seems to like to throw in his own assumptions based on current sensibilities, for atleast 500 years we have interpreted gladiatorial battles as the blood sport they were, changing history to something more palatable to current feelings is a mistake, this guy wants the things he believes to be true, they are not
Everything that I've seen in the historical records and analysis state that these contests were not a fight to the death. There is economic evidence that fights to the death were rare due to the skill of the participants and the needs to have gladiators put on a good show and that requires experience. The Q&A regarding the similarity to WWF matches is pretty much as I would imagine these contests.
Your opinion is the one based on personal feelings and emotion. Michael Carter's opinions are based on a huge and growing body of literary and archeological evidence showing the reality of the gladiatorial way of life. An opinion being 500 years old does not make it correct or based on the facts. People 500 years ago had far less access to information about ancient Rome than we have today.
I can tell Michael is very passionate about this, it is good to work at things you love. If he have other areas of expertise in any other aspects of Roman/Greek history, I would love to see him back on the show later again. I am very curious about the day to day experience of normal people in the life of Roman Republic/Empire, how they compare etc, especally the difference between when Roman was strong vs its last days.
Michael's sheer enthusiasm is downright infectious. A man who is clearly as knowledgable as he is passionate. A lovely interview.
Greetings from St. Catharines, Ontario. Go Brock Badgers!
That’s my prof! I had several classes with him, he and his wife (also professor at brock) just radiant their enthusiasm for history, it infectious. I love the classics department
Great guest!! Fascinating subject. We are indeed entertained!
well! Gladiators! are not my regular fare but Michael is so utterly compelling and enthusiastic and winsome I found I stopped everything to listen - his commentary is perfectly balanced with anecdotes and asides (the stories about St Augustus are priceless), I so wish this had been 5 hours long!!! As always Garrett you find gems where I least expect them.
If I would ask any deeper dive questions of the Prof Carter it would be to go into the social lives of these gladiators (I never even assumed that they had any! Wives? Families? they lived long enough for either???)
Great interview.
I just watched your video "The Life of a Freed Gladiator", and in that video you refer to "rules" in passing, and I'm like, "Wait, what? There were 'rules' for gladiator combat? What were they?" (I had assumed it was basically a free-for-all). So then I saw this video in the recommendation panel on the right side of that other video, so I clicked and watched this video. So this is a good follow-up to the other video, is what I'm saying.
I’ve listened to every podcast and this is by far the best one yet.
😂 ALWAYS with the question I never knew I'm dying to ask!
Great podcast. Michael provided a lot of information on this subject. Thanks for hosting this, Garrett.
Greetings from Corciano, Italy. Love your channel
Great as usual ! listening from Paris.. Keep em' coming !
That was enthralling. I watched it and let my coffee go cold.
I appreciate these podcasts so much. I *beg* of you to do an episode regarding the _colonate._ Do I have to grovel?
Very interesting and well presented!
Had no idea he was a fellow canuck until he said " the hockey code", our damn o vowels giving us away once again😂Great ep!
I now can't escape the image of some irate roman yelling "This shit is fake, the emperor's guy never loses" and how hilarious that is.
I dunno, something about the mundanity of it is just funny as hell
Great chat, thank Garrett and Michael, was there any wages or bets on the gladiator fights? Official gambling or was it ilegal?
Very good Ty
Do either of you think there was any funery shows to remember favourite gladiators' or school owners .
Can we equate prostitutes and gladiators in some way? Not being all post-modernist here, but the similarities are plentiful. Both professions are mostly slaves, though some freeborn join it (mostly from desperation), and their lives are managed by institutions of varying size and success. Both sell their bodies for the entertainment of others. Both are sex symbols. Both include a few individuals who made fortunes and become celebrated, but the vast majority had rather poor lives and in all cases remained stigmatised by society.
Obviously in one case it was a majority of women and in the other of men, but in other aspects they do appear remarkably analogous to the other.
i remember seeing something on women gladiators. looks like there were a few, just as there are and were male prostitutes
Prostitutes and gladiators were in fact explicitly considered of the same legal and social status, that of the infames, people of low status deprived of the rights and benefits of citizenship.
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I really enjoyed the video. I have a question about the centurion described in the gospel of Mathew and Luke who asked Jesus to heal his servant. Could a centurion have his own household with his own slave? Or would this be a slave attached to the legion? Also how is it that a centurion be funding a local building project? The centurion in the gospel had built a synagogue.
Thank you I really like your channel.
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more so for being from such low social class as slave
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michael carter seems to like to throw in his own assumptions based on current sensibilities, for atleast 500 years we have interpreted gladiatorial battles as the blood sport they were, changing history to something more palatable to current feelings is a mistake, this guy wants the things he believes to be true, they are not
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Everything that I've seen in the historical records and analysis state that these contests were not a fight to the death. There is economic evidence that fights to the death were rare due to the skill of the participants and the needs to have gladiators put on a good show and that requires experience. The Q&A regarding the similarity to WWF matches is pretty much as I would imagine these contests.
Your opinion is the one based on personal feelings and emotion. Michael Carter's opinions are based on a huge and growing body of literary and archeological evidence showing the reality of the gladiatorial way of life. An opinion being 500 years old does not make it correct or based on the facts. People 500 years ago had far less access to information about ancient Rome than we have today.
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