How did the decline of the Roman Empire contribute to the end of the gladiators?

An additional contribution to the decline of gladiators was Christianity. ... Therefore gladiator fights still lingered! When Theodosius the Great adopted Nicene Christianity as the state church of the Roman Empire, he would ban all pagan practices and festivals.

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