gladiator
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They bonded over a shared disgust at gladiator shoes, and soon thereafter, were in a relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
That think, as it happens, is now available in “Those Who Are About to Die,” Harry Sidebottom’s excellent study of the gladiator in the various aspects of his life.
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
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
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
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
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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