Perpetua was still breastfeeding her baby son when she was thrown in jail by Roman authorities. A Latin text movingly describes her suffering.
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Death was always a possibility, but gladiator combat was controlled by referees.
The Colchester vase contains the remains a male of about 40 years of age and not of local origin. Could he have been a gladiator?
Ninja Warrior is the latest attempt to appropriate an ancient artform for a mass audience. But the ancient ninja moved in silence. Anonymous, he never bothered to develop signature dance moves.
Roman gladiators were unique and complex characters, and certainly not the sporting heroes they’re depicted as in culture today.
Hollywood loves a Roman action film. And recent archaeological evidence offers fresh insight into the world of the hippodrome: from sprinklers to cool horses to a mosaic displaying the four phases of a chariot race.
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology, University of Birmingham
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Emeritus Professor of Sport, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in History, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Classics and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University
