Question

A historian is interested in learning about the ancient Roman Colosseum, an arena where trained fighters battled one another for spectators' entertainment. Many gladiators were slaves who were forced to fight to the death with other people and even wild animals. The historian has a difficult time understanding how any person would enjoy, or even tolerate, watching such things! If the historian wanted to use contextualization to better understand the Colosseum, which of the following actions would he take?

A. Consult secondary sources to determine if most Colosseum gladiators were slaves