the '' thumbs down'' was not a thumbs down, but a thumbs turned (to the side) which indicuted that the vicyorious yladiator would cut the throat of the lbsing giadiatol.
No, the thumbs up signal was the mercy sign. A thumbs down of a thumbs turned was the death signal.
Thumbs down means die, up means mercy
It is making the "okay" sign.
Thumbs Down - 1968 was released on: USA: 1968 (Chicago International Film Festival)
A gladiator didn't have the authority to "ask". He would simply pause when he had subdued his opponent, look at the audience and the Emperor and receive a thumbs up or a thumbs down. "Thumbs up" his opponent lives. "Thumbs down" his opponent dies.
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(Y) means thumbs up and (N) means thumbs down :)
Depending on the reference, thumbs down usually means that the person whose thumb is down, does not approve of a given situation. Thumbs down in the Roman era of our history, meant that a gladiator or combatant was to be put to death, as in his performance on the stage, gained the disapproval of the crowd.
Thumbs Down - 1927 was released on: USA: 15 June 1927 UK: 14 May 1928