the romansvalued violent combats because they where poor and at the end ofeach show a person would give out wheat and money. they also valueda peaceful family because if you where a roman citizen then you hadto have pride.Some historians have formulated the idea that the violent combatwas a patriotic statement. The winner (gladiator, winner of thenaval combat, animals hunt winner, etc.) represented Rome and theRoman people. The loosers were the conquered. In other words, they,the Roman people, were victorious over man and nature and thesevictories were acted out in the arena.