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Gladiators

Roman mosaic of a dog, bearing the legend 'Cave Canem' underneath, from Pompeii, from Naples National Museum's collection, 1st century. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Despite popular belief, Gladiatorial fighting was not the most popular entertainment in Ancient Rome. (Photo by Alamy)

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The reconcilliation between Thomas Becket and Henry II. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A relief portraying a Gladiator fight. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

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Roman civilization, Relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting in circus

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