gladiatorial
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The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“The important point,” Mr. Sidebottom notes, “is the Romans unanimously believed another people had invented gladiatorial fights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
Generally, emperors sponsored gladiatorial games to boost their popularity and to showcase their might.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
His happiness, it turned out, was because he had killed seven mice and was feeling very proud—not to say pumped up and gladiatorial.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
