News tagged with gladiator
'Roman gladiator graveyard' unearthed in Britain
Archaeologists in Britain believe they have found the world's best-preserved gladiator cemetery, unearthing skeletons with the kind of violent injuries usually sustained in a Roman amphitheatre.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Ruins of ancient arena discovered outside Rome
British archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an arena built early in the third century BC outside Ostia, the ancient imperial port 25 kilometres (16 miles) from Rome, the team leader said Friday.
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Oct 02, 2009 |
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Probing Question: Is football similar to Roman gladiator games?
On six more Saturdays between now and mid-November, a caravan of pilgrims will arrive at University Park, Pennsylvania. Many will sport outlandishly colorful attire. Some will appear days beforehand and live ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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The question of life in the ancient world
There’s a general feeling that we don’t get the Greeks – ancient or modern. Many, including heads of state like Angela Merkel, visibly shake their head in exasperation, rightly or wrongly, at ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Chunk of rock drops off Italy's Colosseum
The Colosseum lost another piece on Tuesday as Rome's most famous monument deteriorates further ahead of a long-delayed restoration funded by an Italian billionaire now scheduled to start in March.
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Dec 27, 2011 |
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Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria
They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator ...
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Sep 05, 2011 |
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One reporter's look back at the space shuttle era
(AP) -- A space shuttle commander once confided that countdowns were invented merely to make astronauts nervous, and he was - every time. But when the count reached zero and the booster rockets ignited, he ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2011 |
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World's YouTube clips wow Berlin film festival
On a single day last year, ordinary people from 192 countries made a short movie and uploaded it to YouTube. The result: a touching global "day in the life" that has wowed the Berlin film festival.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Disney's 'Tron' movie reverse-ages Jeff Bridges
(AP) -- Hollywood has famously had better luck using makeup to make young actors look old - like Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" - than making old actors look young. But the ability to manipulate images ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Italy: More building collapses at Pompeii possible
(AP) -- More buildings inside the ancient Roman city of Pompeii could collapse, Italy's culture minister said Sunday, a day after a 2,000-year-old house once used by gladiators disintegrated into rubble.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Morocco draws on the elements for its green energy project
Water, sun and wind: Morocco has launched an ambitious programme to harness the elements to produce "green" electricity to reduce its dependence on energy imports.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Sony's PlayStation Move can't quite challenge Wii
When Nintendo unveiled the Wii four years ago, few game industry pundits gave it much of a chance.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Wasps wage war on behalf of wiliwili trees
A black, two-millimeter-long wasp from East Africa is helping wage war on one of its own kind—the Erythrina gall wasp, an invasive species that's decimated Hawaii's endemic wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) and in ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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