gladiator
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My father, actor Kirk Douglas, the gladiator in the epic 1960 film, tried to be a good dad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Egyptians in antiquity engaged in sword combat for warfare, but also for competition — Romans utilized swords in gladiator events, rituals and duels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.
From Salon ● May 3, 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 closed my eyes as the gladiator giant thrust his javelin.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
One of the most regrettable absences, as Mr. Sidebottom notes, is the paucity of material on the training of gladiators in their ludi, or schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Previously, he's compared looseheads and tightheads to Vikings and gladiators, he's spoken about how they co-exist on a different level to their fellow players, like "migrating bison".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
History is on the line in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday with tennis gladiators Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz each vowing no surrender.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 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
Julius felt a great heat rising in him as he looked at the two tigers huddled together, cowering, gazing in fear at the gladiators standing ready to inflict death at the order of Caesar.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Ancient Rome - Introductory
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The Roman and Byzantine Empires, Lessons 3–4
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