The Truth About Ancient Gladiators | Adam Ruins Everything
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Published 2018-04-10
Adam Ruins Everything - Adam Conover, CollegeHumor's resident know-it-all and major bummer, takes on society's biggest misconceptions.
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All Comments (21)
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Gladiators from what we knew: “Rip and tear!” Gladiator in real history: “Professionals have standards.”
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"They were actually more like fans of a sporting event." Did you really think modern sport fans did not thirst for blood
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"If no one dies, how do we know who wins?" This guy has never seen UFC or Boxing has he?
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Maximus: "Are You Not Entertained!?" Provider of local Gladiator games: "NO!! 6 deaths goddammit! You just bankrupt me!!"
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Why the dislike ? Gladiators back then were just WWE fighters nowadays. Contracted fighters with no union that worked them like slaves. It's Hollywood that romsntacized them.
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Another fun fact. The reason why the arena was ever called a colisseum was only because there was a statue of Colussus built next to it. The arena's true name is the Flavian Amphitheater.
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Fun fact: gladiators were actually fed a carb heavy diet in order to make themselves fat. They did this because a layer of fat would provide some protection against slashing wounds and give the crowd the spectacle of wounds that looked gruesome, but really weren't.
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This time, Adam actually made something better and more kid friendly instead of darker and more murderous.
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I'm fully convinced that Jerry got a job narrating a bunch of documentaries, and Rick just hired Adam to keep trolling him.
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"alright, I want you to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, and avoid damage like a uninsured rental car!"
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Another fun fact: before each match, people would walk into the areana and hold up banners promoting different products - basically the ancient version of "This match was brought to you by the following:". In fact, for the movie Gladiator, the crew actually considered using this in the film, but ultimately cut it because they thought the audience would laugh it off as fake.
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When you realize chariot racing at was more deadly than actual gladiatorial combat
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Gladiators killed actually, a lot, but not other gladiators. Before the gladiatorial matches were the executions, when prisoners were executed in fights, or by animals, so anyone with strong stomach and desire for blood could satisfy their need. He's right about gladiatorial matches, were more about the art of combat and displaying their skill, a good show, death and blood was not the purpose of it.
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He says "I'm a professional." Professionals have standards. Be polite. Be efficient. Be ready to fight whoever you meet. Is is sniper's ancestor?
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The reason why we remember Colosseum as one big Arena filled with Blood is because that is how Christians described it in 500s
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I remember hearing that the emperor would rarely demand a death cause then he would have to pay for them. The more famous you are the more you cost
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Hey, is that Jerry from rick and morty?
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...and received quality medical care... Doctor proceeds to pull spear out the wrong way.
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"The more things change, the more they stay the same." Here in a thousand years or more, people may romanticize UFC matches as to-the-death cage arenas, or football having no less than 30 broken bones per game.
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You know, the show may be called Adam Ruins Everything, but this news actually makes me like the idea of gladiatorial combat more. Thanks, Adam.
