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Rare Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall
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| Last modified on Wed 21 Feb 2018
| Dalya Alberge
Posted on 03/13/2018 12:29:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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The gloves resemble leather padded bands rather than the full-hand versions used in modern boxing. Photograph: The Vindolanda Trust
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posted on
03/13/2018 12:29:36 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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Sweet scientific find.
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posted on
03/13/2018 12:31:00 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/13/2018 1:47:51 AM PDT
by
Ciaphas Cain
(Progressives do not want to destroy us because we hate, but because we are sane.)
To: SunkenCiv
Wow, thanks for posting. Had no idea the ancient Romans boxed.
To: Ciaphas Cain
To: LibWhacker
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/13/2018 2:21:03 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Ciaphas Cain
LOL! You win comment of the day hands down.
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posted on
03/13/2018 2:53:47 AM PDT
by
poconopundit
(MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
To: Ciaphas Cain
Yo Hadrian!!
LOL. Perfect comment!
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/13/2018 4:36:14 AM PDT
by
Flag_This
(Liberals are locusts.)
To: Ciaphas Cain
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posted on
03/13/2018 5:52:13 AM PDT
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dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: Ciaphas Cain
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03/13/2018 5:57:22 AM PDT
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freefdny
To: Ciaphas Cain
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posted on
03/13/2018 6:08:05 AM PDT
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super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: Ciaphas Cain
Looks like you won the thread!
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posted on
03/13/2018 9:16:40 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
To: SunkenCiv
The gloves resemble leather padded bands rather than the full-hand versions used in modern boxing. Leaving the fingers free allows the fighter to grapple as well as punch.
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posted on
03/13/2018 9:21:40 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: SunkenCiv
In the Roman army, boxing was practised to promote fighting skills and fitness, and included competitions with spectators.
Wasn’t that kind of hard on the spectators?
Come on up, who wants a couple of rounds with Brutus
the mauler?
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posted on
03/13/2018 9:26:15 AM PDT
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tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: equaviator
"You *know* when you're In Vindolandia, from the dead Pict nailed to the "welcome to Vindolandia" sign."
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posted on
03/13/2018 11:37:26 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: LibWhacker
And by contrast, I just spent the last hour or so of my snooze time watching Unbox Therapy videos.
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posted on
03/13/2018 11:38:33 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Flag_This
That's how these unique artifacts were identified, they are literally the only examples known to have survived.
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posted on
03/13/2018 11:39:37 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: tet68
They weren't very smart, the spectators.
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posted on
03/13/2018 11:40:41 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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