00:00What would happen if you were raised by Roman gladiators?
00:03Day 1. You're found crying in the street.
00:05A gladiator crouches down, looks you in the eye, and sees the fire of a future champion.
00:10He claims you, and your old life ends.
00:12Age 3. You eat what fighters eat.
00:15Barley, beans, ash.
00:17It sounds like punishment. It's not.
00:19Ash boosts calcium. Your body is already being built like a weapon.
00:22Age 8. Your mornings start before sunrise.
00:25You run sand circuits, lift stones, and wrestle boys twice your size.
00:30Pain is not an excuse. Pain is a teacher.
00:32Age 14. First sparring session with a veteran.
00:35He drops you in 3 seconds. Then he spends an hour showing you exactly how he did it.
00:39That's gladiator school.
00:41Age 19. You step into the sand of the Coliseum.
00:44Your pulse is ice cold.
00:463 years of combat instinct kick in before your brain can even think.
00:49You win. The crowd chants your name.
00:51Age 30. You've survived 40 fights.
00:54You've earned the Rudies.
00:55The wooden sword of freedom.
00:57You could walk away.
00:58You choose to teach instead.
