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"Gladiators' graveyard discovered" - 5/4/2007 8:27:27 PM

Vendaval

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Greetings A/all,

I found a bit of archeology news that could be of interest.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page and click the link for
the rest of the story and the photographs.

"Gladiators' graveyard discovered"
By Monika Kupper and Huw Jones
BBC Timewatch
"Scientists believe they have for the first time identified an ancient graveyard for gladiators."

Last Updated: Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 11:50 GMT 12:50 UK

"Analysis of their bones and injuries has given new insight into how they lived, fought and died.

The remains were found at Ephesus in Turkey, a major city of the Roman world, BBC Timewatch reports.

Gladiators were the sporting heroes of the ancient world. Archaeological records show them celebrated in everything from mosaics to graffiti.

Motifs of gladiators are found on nearly a third of all oil lamps from Roman archaeological digs throughout the Empire.

But how much did they risk every time they stepped into the arena? Did they have much chance of getting out alive?

The discovery of what is claimed to be the first scientifically authenticated gladiator graveyard has given researchers the opportunity to find out. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6614479.stm?ls

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RE: "Gladiators' graveyard discovered" - 5/4/2007 9:52:32 PM

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Greetings Mistress Vendaval:

~smiles~

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But how much did they risk every time they stepped into the arena? Did they have much chance of getting out alive?

This reminds me of what i am reading in book two where Tarl is taken to the Amusements of Tharna, and the steel horns were attached to the yoke. No one knowing who would live and who would die, then Tarl escaping from Tharna on the Tarn after freeing it.

Thank You Mistress for posting this information, i found it very interesting to read.

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RE: "Gladiators' graveyard discovered" - 5/5/2007 11:22:57 AM

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You are most welcome, cariad.

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RE: "Gladiators' graveyard discovered" - 5/6/2007 11:36:56 AM

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Tal and greetings

My understand is that Gladiators were first used not as a sport but in funnerals. They represented the battle between Life and Death...with Death winning in the end.

I wish you well

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