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Overview of the Roman Games

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the Roman Republic were chariot racing and gladiator fights, and the accompanying death and destruction in large part were their appeal. Its interesting then to realize that such violence  and sense of retribution stemmed from religious beginnings, which clearly ended up permeating the entire society with the passage of time. Therefore, understanding how this progression from religion to  public entertainment took place sheds much light on the society of that era. The Transformation of the Roman Games Chariot  racing and gladiator fights were prime entertainment features in the days of the ancient Romans (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). Chariot racing was the most popular, and was incredibly  dangerous (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). The chariot itself was a two-wheeled cart that was pulled by horses running as fast as possible, and the result was often the  destruction of the chariot and/or the riders falling off and often dying as a result (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). It was much like football today since people supported  teams dressing in different colors (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). In terms of gladiator fights, these two were vicious,  violent spectacles that the Romans loved (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). Gladiators were slaves and were made to fight one another, or sometimes even wild animals, in front of  huge crowds (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). After the fight was over the emperor would give a "thumbs up" sign or "thumbs down" signal and this was to indicate  whether or not he wanted the loser to live or die (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). Its interesting to note