Are you not entertained?!

Oberon · 02-24-15, 12:58 PM

Meanwhile in Australia, Gladiator fights may be making a come-back:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-te...ture-fighting/

Betonov · 02-24-15, 01:10 PM

No animals involved (send in the drones !!!!) and voluntary ????

HELL YEAH

Aktungbby · 02-24-15, 01:14 PM

always! ooops sorry

AND: this being a diehard (did I say that) naval forum...

Betonov · 02-24-15, 01:20 PM

My name is Bruce, commander of the Armies of Nullarbor plains, General of the Kangaroo Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE prime minister, John Curtin. Owner to a murdered dingo, husband to a bored wife. And I will have my Foster, in this life or the next.

Jimbuna · 02-25-15, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

My name is Bruce, commander of the Armies of Nullarbor plains, General of the Kangaroo Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE prime minister, John Curtin. Owner to a murdered dingo, husband to a bored wife. And I will have my Foster, in this life or the next.

Perfect

Rockstar · 02-25-15, 11:59 AM

Oberon · 02-24-15, 01:20 PM

Oh dear, that pic has a myth in it there. The Thumbs down and up gesture.
Generally it was a flat palm or a closed fist.

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Contrary to popular belief, the emperor did not give a thumbs up or down for a gladiator as a signal to kill his enemy. The emperor (and only the emperor) would give an open or closed hand – if his palm was flat, it meant “spare his life”, if it was closed, it meant “kill him”. If a gladiator killed his opponent before the emperor gave his permission, the gladiator would be put on trial for murder, as only the emperor had the right to condemn a man to death. In the image above we see this myth in action.

http://listverse.com/2008/05/05/top-...ut-the-romans/

Aktungbby · 02-24-15, 01:30 PM

^ Well I knew that! but wanted to enable you to pontifex maximus latina as OP in your own thread! Forgive my 'vulgar' latin!

Oberon · 02-24-15, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

^ Well I knew that! but wanted to enable you to pontifex maximus latina as OP in your own thread! Forgive my 'vulgar' latin!

Ave!

One cannot deny the beauty of Roman architecture.

Aktungbby · 02-24-15, 02:13 PM

AND I thought my humor was arch!

Platapus · 02-25-15, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh dear, that pic has a myth in it there. The Thumbs down and up gesture.
Generally it was a flat palm or a closed fist.

http://listverse.com/2008/05/05/top-...ut-the-romans/

Correct, ya beat me to it.

The spectators would indicate their choice by using the thumb, but also not the way we think.

A "thumbs down" indicated that the crowd wanted the victor to ground their weapon (stick the sword in the ground) to end the fight without killing the opponent.

A "thumbs thrust backward to the throat" meant that the crowd wanted the victor to kill the opponent.

But, as you wrote, the emperor had the last word.

Probably more than anyone wanted to know.

02-24-15, 12:58 PM	#1
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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,072 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant" always! ooops sorry AND: this being a diehard (did I say that) naval forum... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	My name is Bruce, commander of the Armies of Nullarbor plains, General of the Kangaroo Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE prime minister, John Curtin. Owner to a murdered dingo, husband to a bored wife. And I will have my Foster, in this life or the next.

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