Roman

Archaeologists have found rare gladiator artefacts in the British Roman camp

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Archaeologists in England found a 2,000-year-old Roman knife with a gladiator-shaped handle. Living science was reported. The dagger has a carved copper alloy cast handle depicting a so-called secutor gladiator with his shield. The Secutor gladiators were a highly skilled group of gladiators trained in close combat. The figure is left-handed, particularly notable in the … Read more

Airbnb's Plan for Gladiator Battles at the Roman Colosseum Spark Controversy

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Airbnb is courting controversy with a deal announced earlier this week that will allow 16 lucky customers to travel to the Colosseum in Rome and play gladiator. The property rental site hopes to encourage “more conscious tourism” through the $1.5 million deal, which will host the first gladiator fights at the Colosseum in nearly 2,000 … Read more