Gladiators’ trade unions

Gladiators were often the slaves of the event organizers, who bought them from the flourishing slave markets. Since they were purchased for the sole purpose of fighting, there is no guarantee they will be properly buried. The solution is called gladiators trade unions. Each school has its own leaders as well as the gods they worship. Each gladiator will pay a membership payment to ensure that a fallen gladiator gets a proper burial. The union also ensured that the gladiator's family would receive some compensation for their loss. However, if a gladiator could not afford to be a member of the syndicate, his body would be fed to the animals or thrown into the river.


Although they were frequently forced to strike in mortal combat, the gladiators saw themselves as a kind of brotherhood and organized into unions, or gladiators' trade unions, with leaders and guardians, this is on the list of interesting facts about gladiators in the Roman Empire. When a warrior falls in battle, these groups will ensure that their comrades receive a proper funeral and tombstone honoring his achievements in the arena. If the deceased had a wife and children, they would also find that the family was compensated with money for their loss.

Source: medium.com
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