Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day
Much like modern-day football hooliganism, gladiator fandom could be weaponised in intercommunal violence. In a 59BC gladiatorial show, Pompeians murderously assaulted their neighbours from Nuceria ...
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A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View
With the premier of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II fast approaching, English Heritage has made the timely announcement that it will display a Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a gladiator.
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Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day
According to the Roman historian Tacitus ... brought us closer to understanding the ordinary fans of gladiators. In particular, the drawings of armored combatants, which are captioned with ...
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Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
A 2,000-year-old Roman gladiator knife handle—evidence of the star power of gladiators in ancient Britain—will go on show next year at the Corbridge Roman Town site on Hadrian’s Wall ...