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June 10, 2010: Gladiator Graveyard
Archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they believe is the burial spot for slain Gladiators.
Not in Italy, or Sicily, or Greece, but England.
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Archaeologists believe they have found the world's best-preserved gladiator cemetery in York, England. The 2,000-year-old skeletons appear to have suffered violent injuries usually sustained in a Roman amphitheater. Most of the skeletons were violently decapitated and appeared to have been buried with some respect. |
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Many of the skeletons also had one arm that was stronger than the other, consistent with the frequent handling of a weapon. "The arm asymmetry would also be consistent with weapons training that had already started in teenage years," Hunter-Mann said, "and we know from Roman accounts that some gladiators entered their profession at a very young age." |
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Pearcie (AUS) Thursday Jun 10 02:35 AM
Spankin it
HAHA! That's classic Bruce, I thought the same thing (what bloke wouldn't). We all know boys are fascinated with their weapon from a very young age (and most of us don't grow out of it) 
Pearcie (AUS) Thursday Jun 10 02:37 AM
BTW Cool Post
All jokes aside this is pretty bloody interesting. Nice one Bruce. (and Oh Yeah! 1st eva 1st post)
Gravdigr Thursday Jun 10 03:55 AM
| ...Most of the skeletons were violently decapitated... |
limey Thursday Jun 10 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Is there any other way? Can you gently decapitate someone?
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Trilby Thursday Jun 10 08:30 AM
What a suck=y job, Gladiator. Hot, noisy, dusty, lion-y...tiger-y...
Head-cut-off-y....
monster Thursday Jun 10 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Is there any other way? Can you gently decapitate someone?
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ZenGum Thursday Jun 10 08:57 AM
Hic nos vado, hac nos vado, hac nos vado,
Hic nos vado, hac nos vado, hac nos va-a-ado,
Hic nos vado, hac nos vado, hac nos va-a-ado,
Hic nos vado, hac nos vado, hac nos vado!
Sundae Thursday Jun 10 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Not in Italy, or Sicily, or Greece, but England.
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Sheldonrs Thursday Jun 10 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Is there any other way? Can you gently decapitate someone?
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ToastyOhs Thursday Jun 10 10:19 AM
If watching Spartacus has taught me one thing: It's that people are basically balloons filled with blood, whose extremities will can go flying off at any moment.
Make that two things: Lucy Lawless still rocks.
Happy Monkey Monday Sep 20 04:32 PM
Unfortunately, it looks if Spartacus is going to be popping any more blood baloons, he'll have to be recast.
Pete Zicato Monday Sep 20 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Brianna
Head-cut-off-y....
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SPUCK Tuesday Sep 21 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato
Obscure brother to the more famous Moammar Cut-off-y.
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I see that gladiator was buried with a K-Mart road flare. Most interesting..
Crimson Ghost Tuesday Sep 21 08:26 PM
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
footfootfoot Tuesday Sep 21 09:42 PM
What do you call a smiling Centurion with a pubic hair stuck in his teeth?
A gladiator.
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