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A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View
The gladiator-shaped knife handle was discovered in a river near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, northern England.
Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England
The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the ...
Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the laced-up sandals of Hollywood star Russell Crowe for a return to the Colosseum in Gladiator II, the discovery of a Roman artifact in England proves the ...
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‘Remarkable’ 2,000-year-old gladiator knife handle discovery shows Rome’s reach
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era knife handle shaped like a gladiator in the River Tyne near Corbridge Roman ...
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Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle discovered by Hadrian's Wall
It's rare to find gladiator memorabilia from Roman Britain, but archaeologists by Hadrian's Wall have just found a 2,000-year-old knife handle depicting a left-handed fighter.