The End of the Show
Gladiator contests, at odds with the new Christian-minded Empire, finally came to an end in 404 CE.
When did the gladiator games begin and end?
The gladiator games lasted for nearly a thousand years, reaching their peak between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD.
When did gladiator battles stop?
The last known gladiatorial fight in Rome was on 1 January 404 AD.
