Gladiators

Ancient Greeks transformed raw violence into a structured cult. In 708 BC, the introduction of wrestling (pale) to the Olympic Games marked a shift where physical dominance became a path to divine status. Combat was not a hobby but a civic duty that prepared men for the phalanx. Over several centuries, these disciplines moved from … Read more

In the book of Niccolò Arcangeli, “Gladiators. The stars of the first Talent show in History“, the author investigates the engagements of gladiators to compare them with the ones of modern sports idols. To make his argument, he hypothesizes that, during the first century AD, a sestertius corresponded to approximately six euros, as written in … Read more