gladiator
combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
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Summary
gladiator is a historical profession[1]. gladiator ranks in the top 8% of historical profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,397 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3]
- Subclass of: combatant[4]
- Field of this occupation: gladiator games[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ancient Roman gladiators[6]
- Commons gallery: Gladiator[7]
- Depicted by: Colossal statue of a gladiator[8], Gladiators on ancient Roman oil lamps[9], Relief of gladiators[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], Drobné povídky dějepisné[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Meyer’s Universum, Dritter Band[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
- Different from: Gladiator[24]
- Female form of label: gladiatorka[25], gladiatourez[26]
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Influence
Things named for gladiator include Gladiator[27], a film[28], directed by Ridley Scott[29].
Why It Matters
gladiator has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] gladiator is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for gladiator include Gladiator[27], a film[28], directed by Ridley Scott[29].