gladiator
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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
Commodus, now a teenager, had shown he had none of his father’s nature; he so preferred athletics to statecraft that some believed he’d been sired by a gladiator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
There was unanimity among the boys I played swordfights with that the best way was to die like a gladiator.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
“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
"People have always wanted to watch other people doing crazy stuff," he says, comparing the mass appeal of those gathered in pursuit of cheese on Cooper's Hill to "gladiators fighting in the Colosseum in Rome".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Who were the people chosen—one might say condemned—to serve as gladiators?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
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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