Gladiators - not so much slaughter as showbusiness From: The Scotsman | Date: January 20, 2005| Author: James Reynolds Science Correspondent | Copyright 2005 The Scotsman. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

HEROIC fights to the death between enslaved gladiators never happened, according to a controversial new theory.

The research, which disputes images of ancient combat such as those seen in the Russell Crowe epic Gladiator, suggests that the fighters of yore would have far more in common with the overblown histrionics of modern-day premier league footballers or WWE wrestlers: highly trained, overpaid and pampered professionals with throngs of groupies - and an interest in not getting to...

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