Gladiators
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From Hurriyet: The closure of a “gladiator school” in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has forced would-be combatants to fight for jobs in other professions. The Aspendos Gladiator School, where Roman-era gladiator fights were re-enacted, did not open its doors this tourism season due to concerns over low interest. The silence in the 800-capacity arena,…
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The gladiator relief and other highlights from the Burdur Archaeological Museum Pisidia, Turkey via FOLLOWING HADRIAN.
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From Hurriyet: Roman era blood sports – or at least a mock dramatization thereof – will return to an ancient arena in the southern province of Antalya tomorrow thanks to an initiative to stage gladiator fights for tourists. “The performances will start at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays,” Mehmet Bıcıoğlu, a consultant for the…
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I’ll admit I’m not a major baseball fan, but this one seems worthy of some rc love. This story actually broke last week but I searched in vain for a photo … here’s the incipit of a piece in the Tampa Bay Times: The scary-looking, metal, medieval-style helmet mask that sits in Carlos Peña’s locker…
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Interesting item by Robert Garland at History Today: Celebrity in the Ancient World
rogue classicism 