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Curious to Know the Secrets of Gladiator Games in Colosseum?
Looking at gladiatorial games helps us understand Roman entertainment and the complex role of gladiators in ancient Roman culture. The Colosseum was more than just a place for gladiator fights.
Set in Historically Accurate Arenas of Ancient Rome, the Videogame “Spartacus Blood Arena” Launches its Kickstarter Campaign
Spartacus Blood Arena is a stand-alone game with a foundation of historical accuracy, unlike other gladiator-themed games that are connected to the Spartacus television series. The game, which was ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
adding that if Jews were combatants in the games, they would have been more inclined to battle beasts than other men. In the original “Gladiator” film, Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who ...
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The real gladiators of Britain revealed
The Colchester Vase depicts a real battle between a secutor and retiarius gladiator ... part in the games". A key exhibit is the Colchester Vase from AD175, discovered in a Roman-era grave in ...