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For seven centuries Rome celebrated its aggressive martial legacy of the gladiator. The gladiator was an armed fighter who entertained crowds in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The word 'gladiator' comes from the Latin word for swordsman. The gladiator's sword was called a gladius. Rome's gladiatorial games publicly memorialized the art of 'dying well' throughout the Republic and Empire. Gladiatorial games were held between gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. This Historical Replica Set shows coins famous Roman Emperors-gladiators and famous places where gladiatorial games were performed.