gladiator
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He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
"You get these gladiator humans and it looks like they weren't even carrying anything," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick talked with election law gladiator Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026
“I cannot have a wish,” Jefferson concluded, “to descend daily into the arena like a gladiator to suffer martyrdom in every conflict.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
“I saw this parallel to how gladiators would win their freedom,” says Gray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"After sunset is a lot more comfortable," Victor Li, 52, told AFP as he toured the arena and the underground passages where animals and gladiators were once held.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
There is interesting material in this book on the nature of Roman suicide, the mixture of magic and medicine for Romans, and the meanings that Romans put on dreams, especially those involving gladiators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But Ashur sees her and the rest of his gladiators as property, believing his wealth and diplomatic acumen can one day buy him a seat at the table of Rome’s most powerful.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
In ancient Rome, the gladiators who won the most were the ones who were left-handed.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing gladiator
Ancient Rome - Introductory
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Ancient Rome - Middle School and High School
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The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 3–4
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