Tag Archives: gladiators

22 June 2011

When gladiator “umps” made bad calls

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This interesting article is in The Daily Mail. Very cool stuff about gladiators and tombstones.
Roman gladiator’s gravestone blames poor refereeing for losing a key battle (and his life)
Scientist finally decodes epitaph on tombstone
By Daily Mail Reporter
His tomb was unearthed about … Continue reading →

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11 June 2010

Lions and tigers and bears

Posted on 11 June 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For those of you with any archeological interests… and I don’t mean liberal liturgists…
From Reuters:
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
(Reuters) – Archaeologists believe they may have found the world’s best-preserved gladiator cemetery after noticing animal bite marks and … Continue reading →