Skip to main content

Gladiators

Scope note

Use for fighting men of ancient Rome, either professionals or slaves, captives, or condemned criminals, who fought to the death with other men or with wild animals as a form of public entertainment.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000258488

Broader Terms used

athletes

Equivalent Terms used

gladiator
gladiator's
gladiators'

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: gladiators" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-18338 Accessed: 2024-11-23 00:30:50

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-18338|title=Terminology definition for: gladiators|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 00:30:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-18338

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...