gladiatorial
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The best that can be done, he holds, is to “construct a tentative program of gladiatorial training.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That it is, but it is also about the society that permitted gladiatorial combat—more than permitted it, enjoyed it as entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"For years our understanding of Roman gladiatorial combat and animal spectacles has relied heavily on historical texts and artistic depictions," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
Generally, emperors sponsored gladiatorial games to boost their popularity and to showcase their might.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
Demons were perched all around me on derelict equipment and abandoned train cars like the audience of a gladiatorial match.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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