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The Surprising Roots of Ancient Rome's Gladiator Fights
But, like much of ancient Roman culture ... the gladiatorial match to honor Brutus Pera comprised six gladiators fighting with the weapons and armor of the Thracians, a people who occupied ...
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While Gladiator Fights Are Considered Quintessentially Roman By Nature And Began As A Way To Honor The Dead, These Spectacles Didn't Actually Originate In Rome
According to the Roman author Ausonius, the fight in honor of Brutus Pera involved six slaves pummeling away at each other with the weapons ... In the ancient world, gladiator fights were commonly ...
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A gladiator depicted fighting
Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman ... gladiators became more specialized. There were five types of gladiator, each with their own unique ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Did Jewish gladiators even exist? But many have occupied themselves with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport, including whether fights took place in ancient ...