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TIL a monk was killed in around 391 AD when he leapt into the arena to stop a gladiator fight, which led to the emperor issuing a ban on gladiator bouts throughout the Empire.
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…But how many gladiators did he manage to use touch of death on before they finally brought him down?
Was the emperor looking for an excuse to ban them anyway, or was the political pressure so big that he had to?
Are those mustaches and sideburns on the gladiators??