The gladiator games have become economic games. ... Even gladiators are still there, but they are neither behind the Colosseum walls nor are they in its cells. Gladiators are outside fighting in a larger arena which is more hideous, mysterious and fatal.

When was the last gladiator fight?

The last known gladiatorial fight in Rome was on 1 January 404 AD.

Are there modern day gladiators?

Times have long passed since gladiatorial fighting in the Roman Coliseum drew a crowd, yet modern-day fighting is just as profound a spectator sport in many social spheres around the world. Three former Dragons have joined the throng: not in the crowd, but as modern-day gladiators.