gladiators

  • gladiator fail

    Fake Gladiators: This is madness! Police: No, this is illegal.

    If you’ve been to Rome at some point in the last two decades, odds are you’ve run into one of many Gladiators roaming around the Coliseum in pursuit of money for being photographed with hapless tourists.  As it turns out, this minor industry is fairly unregulated – except by...
  • Even 1800 years ago athletes were blaming their losses on referees

    Unfortunately for this particular athlete, losing this gladiator match, because of the referee, ended up costing him the ultimate price.  At least that’s what has finally been deciphered from his 1800-year-old tombstone. Michael Carter, a professor from Brock University in Canada, was the gentleman responsible for decoding the Roman...