Wanfala Leson From History Bilong Rome

“SAPOS, olsem olketa man, mi faet witim olketa wild animal long Ephesus.” Samfala tingse toktok hia, long 1 Corinthians 15:32, minim dat aposol Paul kasem panis for faet long wanfala Roman stadium. Nomata hem mas duim datwan or nomoa, wei for faet go kasem dae hem samting wea pipol duim olowe long datfala taem. Wanem nao history talem iumi abaotem olketa stadium and samting wea happen long there?

Maet iu ask, ‘Hu nao olketa gladiator?’ Olketa maet olketa slave, criminal wea kasem judgment for dae, prisoner bilong war, or man wea laekem tumas faet olsem or wea laek for garem big nem and riches. Evriwan long olketa kasem training long olketa skul wea olsem prison. Datfala buk Giochi e spettacoli (Games and Spectacles) talem hao olketa gladiator wea duim training “evritaem garem olketa gard wea lukluk long olketa and kasem strict schedule, olketa hardfala rul, and barava nogud panis . . . Disfala wei for deal witim olketa lead go long wei wea planti killim dae seleva, and againstim olketa boss.” Skul for olketa gladiator long Rome wea big winim olketa narawan garem olketa smol rum for winim wan thousand prisoner. Evri man garem spesol skill. Samfala faet witim kaleko for faet, shield, and sword, olketa narawan witim net and spia wea garem thrifala point. Samfala kasem training for feisim olketa wild animal long narakaen show wea staka laekem, datfala hunt. Maet Paul storyim kaen show olsem.

Long morning olketa duim olketa hunt. Maet olketa forcem olketa difren wild animal go insaed long stadium. Audience barava enjoyim faet midolwan long wanfala buluka and bear. Planti taem olketa taemap tufala animal hia tugeta mekem tufala faet go kasem taem wanfala hem dae, then wanfala man for hunt killim dae narawan hia. Olketa nara faet wea pipol laekem hem faet midolwan olketa lion and tiger, or elephant and bear. Olketa man for hunt showim savve wea olketa garem taem olketa killim dae olketa spesol animal wea kam from olketa difren kantri, nomata kost for tekem kam olketa animal hia hem hae—olketa leopard, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, giraffe, hyena, camel, wild dog, boar, and antelope.

Olketa hunt hia kasem interest bilong crowd from olketa putim olketa difren samting long stadium. Olketa big ston, wata, and olketa tree for mekem hem luk olsem bush. Long samfala stadium, olketa animal seknomoa stap, from olketa kamap from olketa door long floor wea haed. Wei wea fasin bilong olketa animal savve change kwiktaem mekem hem moa interesting, bat samting wea mekem olketa hunt hia barava moa interesting hem wei for barava raf long olketa.