Favonius Cornelius Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - Gladiators may have fought and died to entertain others in the brutality of the Roman arena but they appear to have abided by a strict code of conduct which avoided savage violence, forensic scientists say. Tests on the remains of 67 gladiators found in tombs at Ephesus in Turkey, center of power for ancient Rome's eastern empire, show they stuck to well defined rules of combat and avoided gory free-for-alls. Reuters article here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Somehow I already knew this a long time ago through documentaries on the history channel and discovery channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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