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Ancient Roman Gladiators Were Huge Celebrities Who Even Had Their Own Merch
A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...
The Original Gladiator 2 Saw Russell Crowe Return as an Immortal Time Traveler
We examine the road to Gladiator II not taken in a 2001 screenplay by Nick Cave. Written at the behest of Russell Crowe, it ...
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Archaeologists Find Rare Gladiatorial Artifact at British Roman Encampment
A 2,000-year-old Roman knife with a handle carved into the figure of a gladiator has been found by archaeologists in England, Live Science reported. The dagger has a handle cast from carved copper ...
Rare Roman gladiator knife from Hadrian's Wall goes on display
A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display ...
'Gladiator 2' review: Yes, we are entertained again by outrageous sequel
"Gladiator II" doesn't try to out-epic the original movie. Instead, it veers more bonkers with a steely Paul Mescal and a ...
A Tiny Gladiator Uncovered in England Tells of the Reach of Roman Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
The Roman knife that shows gladiators reached Scottish border
The tiny figure of a mysterious left-handed gladiator has been found near Hadrian’s Wall proving that celebrity fighters were ...
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Gladiators and Romans 'would have drunk light beer', claims Danish light beer producer Carlsberg
It’s also widely believed that the Roman army was given beer rations as part of their inventory when on duty. Gladiators, who lived lives bound by both slavery and extreme violence, would have ...
Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new ...
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A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View
The gladiator-shaped knife handle was discovered in a river near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, northern England.