05-23-2006, 05:27 PM
There is some evidence that once a gladiator reached a certain level of fame, a lot of the battles were likely to be staged/choreographed for the best effect. No one wanted to kill a valuable commodity.
That hardly diminished the level of bloodshed in the arena. Public venatia/hunts, spectacles, mass executions were very common and just as popular.
Travis
That hardly diminished the level of bloodshed in the arena. Public venatia/hunts, spectacles, mass executions were very common and just as popular.
Travis
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