Archaeology News: Roman Gladiators

Gladiators were bean-eating vegetarians who fought barefoot, participated in refereed matches and suffered floggings if they became inebriated or behaved inappropriately with women, new findings suggest.Those conclusions counter a number of popular Hollywood myths, such as “gladiator sandals,” the notion that these athletes could do as they pleased outside of the arena, and the idea [...]

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