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Posted on 03/03/2014 2:01:54 PM PST by mojito
An ancient Roman gladiator school has been discovered in Austria, complete with cell blocks, a training arena and a bath complex, archaeologists say.
The buried remains of the school — at the site of Carnuntum, near Vienna — were detected not through excavations but through remote-sensing techniques. Based on these findings, researchers reconstructed the gladiator center in virtual 3D models.
Archaeologists have been studying Carnuntum, which is on the south bank of the River Danube, for more than 100 years. Previous excavations at the ancient military city had revealed parts of the civilian town, the legionary fortress and an amphitheater.
The newly discovered gladiator school, or ludus, covers 30,138 square feet (2,800 square meters), and the building complex is arranged around a central courtyard. The school was built during the second century A.D., Wolfgang Neubauer of the University of Vienna told Live Science.
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Ping.
Austrains love gladiator shows it seems.
Gladiator’s don’t fight well when they’re that old.
Bet they spoke Austrian there.
True, but ancient gladiators are experts at taunting.
True, but ancient gladiators are experts at taunting.
so when are the lawyers going to sue Austria?
I’m Spartacus!
The Gladiators could practice against the Kangaroos.
Pick me out a gladiator - a hot one.
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