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Gladiator Fights Revealed in Ancient Graffiti
Fox News ^
| June 19,2015
| Owen Jarus
Posted on 06/20/2015 5:58:55 PM PDT by lbryce
Edited on 06/20/2015 6:57:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Hundreds of graffiti messages engraved into stone in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, in modern-day Turkey, have been discovered and deciphered, revealing what life was like there over 1,500 years ago, researchers say.
The graffiti touches on many aspects of the city's life, including gladiator combat, chariot racing, religious fighting and sex. The markings date to a time when the Roman and Byzantine empires ruled over the city.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: aphrodisias; bloodygames; byzantineempire; chariot; charioteers; chariotrace; chariotracing; coliseum; colosseum; epigraphyandlanguage; gladiator; gladiators; godsgravesglyphs; graffiti; letthegamesbegin; romanempire; rome; thegames; turkey
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posted on
06/20/2015 5:58:55 PM PDT
by
lbryce
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/20/2015 5:59:58 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(Obama:Misbegotten, Godforsaken Bastard Offspring of Satan and Medusa)
To: lbryce
I could have been an artist back then.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:00:19 PM PDT
by
boycott
To: lbryce
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:02:12 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: All
Gladiators probably did it between competition to pass the time while others fought.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:02:57 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(Obama:Misbegotten, Godforsaken Bastard Offspring of Satan and Medusa)
To: lbryce
"Do you like gladiator graffiti?"
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:04:03 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: boycott
Primative video games.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:04:21 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: lbryce
Spartacus was very good. The TV version. But I couldn’t take the guys kissing mid second season anymore. What a shame.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:06:11 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: a fool in paradise
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Vesuvius 2 and a half versus Romulus
'Jupiter Prime' 12 and a half times payout versus Slavemaster with hungry tiger and hippo
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:08:54 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(dsnmakers)
To: lbryce
Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Gladiator!
Gladiator who?
Gladiator before the [bleep!]
Censored for everyone's protection--unless you've a dirty mind, in which case you've figured it out already...
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:08:59 PM PDT
by
W.
(Animals are much stupider since Noah's Ark, because of inbreeding.--Oglaf)
To: lbryce
#ALIENS
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:19:19 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: lbryce
Octavius sucks olive pits.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:32:58 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: lbryce
Veni, Vidi, I kicked his ass.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:35:56 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: a fool in paradise
BTW:great picture wherever you found it.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:38:40 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(dsnmakers)
To: lbryce
We need better pictures.
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:41:57 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The 1st amendment is the voice and the 2nd is the teeth of freedom. Obama wants to knock out both.)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
06/20/2015 6:54:58 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: lbryce
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posted on
06/21/2015 4:08:47 AM PDT
by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: SkyPilot
Excellent! Thanks for sharing.
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posted on
06/21/2015 9:40:30 AM PDT
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lbryce
(dsnmakers)
To: lbryce; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks lbryce.
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posted on
06/21/2015 1:51:32 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: lbryce; SunkenCiv
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