ROMAN THUGS
Daily Star|November 22, 2024
Gladiator fans loved a tear-up
KATE NELSON
ROMAN THUGS

GLADIATOR superfans were the football hooligans of their day, an egghead says.

Archaeology boffin John Pearce said the Roman spectators were so passionate they would beat the living daylights out of each other if they didn't get to see their heroes scrapping it out.

This story is from the November 22, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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