User blog:Ethandabomb/Season 1-Ep. 1: Gladiator vs. Karamojong

The Gladiator...the forced combatants of sport in ancient Rome.

Vs.

The Karamojong...the brutal warring tribe of Southern Uganda.

Who...is...Deadliest?



Background


A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death. Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered spectators an example of Rome's martial ethics and, in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art, and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world. The origin of gladiatorial combat is open to debate. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BCE, and thereafter it rapidly became an essential feature of politics and social life in the Roman world. Its popularity led to its use in ever more lavish and costly games. The games reached their peak between the 1st century BCE and the 2nd century CE, and they finally declined during the early 5th century after the adoption of Christianity as state church of the Roman Empire in 380, although beast hunts (venationes) continued into the 6th century.

Background
The Karamojong People are an indegenous tribe that inhabits the southern part of the Karamoja Region in Uganda. The Karamojong are tribal people who inhabit roughly 1/10 of Uganda. They frequently raid Kenya and other surrounding areas for cattle, known as cattle raids. This may be because the Karamojong feel that they own the cattle by divine right. These raids have gotten more and more violent after the Karamojong's acquisition of the game changing AK-47. Ugandan government officials have tried to trade guns for cattle, but the number of cattle wanted for each firearm is too high to match.

Battle
TBW

The battle will take place on neutral ground, on a plain in Africa.

Winner
TBD

Experts Opinion
TBW