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== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[Gor]]'' has this a few times.

* ''[[The Telnarian Histories]]'' by the same author.

* The ''[[Kregen]]'' Planetary Romance novels by Alan Burt Akers do this a few times. It's a staple of the genre.

* [[Tarzan]] stages one in the novel ''Tarzan and the Lost Empire''.

* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Gods of Mars]]'', John Carter [[The Dulcinea Effect|charges into the arena]] when [[Damsel in Distress|women]] are threatened with great apes, and another prisoner leaps to join him, shouting they should all come, and they do.

** In ''Chessman Of Mars'': the hero infiltrates the game of the title, where the pieces are living swordsmen, and fights; he wins and leads a revolt.

* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' ''[[Grey Knights]]'' novel ''Hammer of Daemons'', Alaric and a fellow captive Grey Knight are forced in fight in [[Gladiator Games]] to celebrate the putting down of a Gladiator Revolt. The other Grey Knight dies. To [[Revenge|avenge]] [[Fire-Forged Friends|his friend]], Alaric {{spoiler|instigates another gladiator revolt as ''part'' of instigating a full blown [[Enemy Civil War]], thereby destroying an entire Khorne Daemon World and sabotaging a Black Crusade.}} Do not annoy Alaric!

* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' ''[[Grey Knights]]'' novel ''Hammer of Daemons'', Alaric and a fellow captive Grey Knight are forced in fight in [[Gladiator Games]] to celebrate the putting down of a Gladiator Revolt. The other Grey Knight dies. To [[Revenge|avenge]] [[Fire-Forged Friends|his friend]], Alaric {{spoiler|instigates another gladiator revolt as ''part'' of instigating a full blown [[Enemy Civil War]], thereby destroying an entire Khorne Daemon World and sabotaging a Black Crusade.}} Do not annoy Alaric!

* The Spartacus incident also happens in ''The Death of Kings'', the seconds of [[Conn Iggulden]]'s ''Emperor'' series. In this case, since Julius Caesar is the [[Protagonist]], it's a more upbeat ending than that of ''[[Spartacus]]''.

* In [[E. E. "Doc" Smith]]'s ''[[Lensman|Triplanetary]]'', the last significant attempt to save Roman civilization was a Gladiator Revolt—and failed utterly.

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* Happened in an episode of ''[[Angel]]'' where the titular hero was captured and put into demon gladiator fights. Angel eventually breaks out and leads a gladiator revolt. Unfortunately, after the successful revolt, when the demons are freed and walking into the Los Angeles night, one of his human teammates [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|questions if they just loosed a dozen bloodthirsty and deadly demons onto the streets of LA]].

* Similar in "The Gamesters of Triskelion" from the original ''[[Star Trek: The ~~Original Series|Star Trek the~~ Original Series]]''.

* Similar in "The Gamesters of Triskelion" from the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''.

* Much the same plot occurred on ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', except Herc deliberately got himself captured in the hope of rescuing one of the gladiators.

* ''[[Rome]]''. When Titus Pullo is sentenced to death in the area by his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|friend]] Lucius Vorenus, Pullo instead [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|goes on a rampage and kills several of the gladiators.]]

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* Forms part of the history for the city of Cartago in the ''Lands of Mystery'' supplement for the ''[[Champions|Justice, Inc.]]'' roleplaying game.

* The backstory of Angron, primarch of the World Eaters, in ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]''. He grew up in the gladiator arenas of a barbaric planet and eventually led his fellow slaves to escape to the mountains. When the Emperor arrived to give Angron command of his Space Marine legion, the primarch refused, choosing to die with his brothers-in-arms, who were facing annihilation at the hands of a massive coalition. The Emperor ignored this and teleported Angron away in time to watch his comrades get slaughtered, and though the primarch would agree to lead the World Eaters, [[Horus Heresy|there were repercussions later]].

* The backstory of Angron, primarch of the World Eaters, in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. He grew up in the gladiator arenas of a barbaric planet and eventually led his fellow slaves to escape to the mountains. When the Emperor arrived to give Angron command of his Space Marine legion, the primarch refused, choosing to die with his brothers-in-arms, who were facing annihilation at the hands of a massive coalition. The Emperor ignored this and teleported Angron away in time to watch his comrades get slaughtered, and though the primarch would agree to lead the World Eaters, [[Horus Heresy|there were repercussions later]].

* The first module for ''[[Dark Sun]]'' featured this. North of the Tablelands lie a string of cities made up of ex-slaves.

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* Happens twice in ''[[Baldur's Gate]] 2''. The first time, you can help the gladiators. The second time, you're one of them.

* ''[[Ratchet and Clank|Ratchet:]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Gladiator]]'' - a Gladiator Revolt... '''<small>[[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]]</small>'''

* The ''Thera'' mod for ''[[Total War|Medieval II: Total War]]'' has this as part of the background for the [[The Horde|Uruk Dominion]]. The Uruks and other bestial creatures were used as gladiators and laborers for the [[Ancient Rome|Romuli]] [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Empire]] until an Uruk named Slavos won his freedom in the gladiator pits. Then [[The End of the World as We Know It|the Great Torment]] hit the world, afflicting the planet with storms, frosts, and disease, and the Romuli Emperor sent the Legions to purge the city Slavos lived in as a plague was starting to spread. Slavos unified the gladiators and citizenry and destroyed the Legions, then contained the plague, and created a new nation.

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