skelfs

By tfb

Amphitheatre, London

'Games would include the mass killing of slaves and criminals or wild animal fights, but the highlight of the games comprised individual combats between professional gladiators. [...] the vast majority who entered the arena were killed, many with very little chance of defending themselves. [...] They upheld the rights of Roman citizens, but all other life was worthless.'

Remind me why we have university courses devoted to the worship of this primitive, ancient empire of sadists again? And why we think these courses are good training for our politicians?

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