tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post8298399037547154872..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Mrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-3381266640804473482013-09-21T18:54:25.595-05:002013-09-21T18:54:25.595-05:00The other day during an advisory lunch the topic o...The other day during an advisory lunch the topic of Romans' obsession with bloodshed came up, which I guess is kinda weird thinking back on it. During Roman theatre productions, slaves and prisoners of war would have roles just like other actors. At the end, however, when their character was killed, it's not pretend; they actually kill the slaves. So every performance featured a different slave in the role since he would always be killed at the end. I think the Romans did this because they not only had an obsession with blood but more importantly with death itself. Amy Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285846859071789792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-89235460708492322012013-09-21T18:09:54.995-05:002013-09-21T18:09:54.995-05:00I totally agree with the blood thing. The day I th...I totally agree with the blood thing. The day I threw up in 5th grade after seeing blood still haunts me.. Anyway, I think as a society we are just as obsessed with strength and violence as the Romans were. We may not be as, for lack of a better word, barbaric in the sense that we have laws and whatnot. However, we still glorify the same idea of human superiority, strength, and violence as they did. Just listen to any rap song, watch a WWE match, or even watch a "Saw" film. We may have modernized, but I think traces of "blood game" can till be found in our society.Brooke M. Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304555587010084062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-57966801135971299182013-09-21T13:43:15.580-05:002013-09-21T13:43:15.580-05:00The gladiator fights are actually quite interestin...The gladiator fights are actually quite interesting. They would have three shows throughout the day. One in the morning, afternoon, and late evening. These shows starred criminals being slaughtered, imported and exotic animals, and gladiators fighting till the death. When the gladiators would fight they could use different weapons or none at all. The emperor, or referee, would stop the winner right before killing the weaker gladiator. Then the crowd and the emperor would hold up a thumbs up or down, which would determine if the loser died or lived. The loser would have had to put on a pretty good show or impressed the crowd if he got to live.Kincy GIbsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439302700052477135noreply@blogger.com