Posted on 02/06/2016 10:26:13 AM PST by EveningStar
The enormous arena was empty, save for the seesaws and the dozens of condemned criminals who sat naked upon them, hands tied behind their backs. Unfamiliar with the recently invented contraptions known as petaurua, the men tested the seesaws uneasily. One criminal would push off the ground and suddenly find himself 15 feet in the air while his partner on the other side of the seesaw descended swiftly to the ground. How strange.
In the stands, tens of thousands of Roman citizens waited with half-bored curiosity to see what would happen next and whether it would be interesting enough to keep them in their seats until the next part of the "big show" began.
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I’ve always wondered what football would have been like back then; with gladiators and all.
Should have attached frickin’ lasers to those sharks’ heads.
She’s only doing the anthem before, right?
Just like the current batch of liberal wolfpimps who enjoy the sadism of the kills.
Coldplay has been around for a decade.
They could have gotten the Rolling Stones I suppose.
Actually 20 yrs, right?
New band?
For someone who gave up on music and TV 30+ years ago, they are considered new to me. Damn near everything today sucks, even the cartoons.
New compared to one of many classic rock or other popular old-school performers which should be doing the 50th Super Bowl.
Anyway, whether they are new or not, from what I heard the other day when I sampled their stuff on YouTube, they suck. Wussy looking too. And I doubt having that mediocre (at best), slutty Beyonce on stage with them will help very much.
Bring back “Up With People!”
OK, I know! There were a lot of corny dopey things back then too. Lol! But still, for the 50th Super Bowl they really should have had an iconic performer doing the halftime show. National Anthem too. There are plenty of great old acts still around.
Not to quibble, but don’t the editors decide which articles to publish?
I agree that they suck, and they’re Brits...and the lead singer was married to Gwyneth Paltrow...
Oh, come on.
I don’t know anything about ‘Coldplay’; but while Lady Gaga may be very *weird*, she’s a great singer.
Let’s hear how she does it; she may just do it up right ;-)
(Can’t stand the Stones, by the way.)
-JT
Actually, of all the "comparatively new" singers around today that I've heard (last 10-15 years), she definitely seems to be one of the better ones. But to sing the National Anthem? Then again, maybe you're right. Could perhaps be a nice surprise.
(Can't stand the Stones, by the way.)
Sorry to hear that. :)
Perhaps most shockingly, it was said that he was among the few bestiarii who could command animals to rape human beings, including bulls, zebras, stallions, wild boars and giraffes, among others.
The same book mentioned how they trained baboons to rape pre-teen girls for the entertainment of the audience.
One blooper was pulled when they starved some lions and then led the Christians into the arena. The lions keeled over dead from starvation and there was a scramble to get replacements for the animals - and afterwards, for the Christians.
A tale of Karma related that some really despicable pervs would line the path where the Christians had to enter the arena and molested them before they went out. One emperor was disgusted with them to the point that he threw them into the arena as well. The crowd loved it.
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