11-07-2005, 01:41 PM
Just a quick reply about physique.
While I am sure there was a roman ideal of a gladiatorial physique over the near milennia of gladiatorial games of one form or another just about every physical form would have fought in the arena, so I wouldn't worry too much about your shape, if you fight well, talk well with the public or otherwise engage their interest you will win the day.
Look at modern boxing, Bruno was different to Tyson, who is different to Lewis, who in turn is different to Bugner and Witherspoon. All competed at the top levels of heavy weight boxing and all look very, very different from one another.
There were age limits to gladiators but this was for volunteers not criminals or POWs. So young men would have ended up in there for one reason or another, don't sweat it, just figure out a historical reason for being there, then when anyone asks you have a polite and accurate reason for being there.
Hope this helps.
While I am sure there was a roman ideal of a gladiatorial physique over the near milennia of gladiatorial games of one form or another just about every physical form would have fought in the arena, so I wouldn't worry too much about your shape, if you fight well, talk well with the public or otherwise engage their interest you will win the day.
Look at modern boxing, Bruno was different to Tyson, who is different to Lewis, who in turn is different to Bugner and Witherspoon. All competed at the top levels of heavy weight boxing and all look very, very different from one another.
There were age limits to gladiators but this was for volunteers not criminals or POWs. So young men would have ended up in there for one reason or another, don't sweat it, just figure out a historical reason for being there, then when anyone asks you have a polite and accurate reason for being there.
Hope this helps.
