Knife handle featuring gladiator displayed at Hadrian’s Wall
A knife handle featuring a gladiator will be displayed at Hadrian’s Wall after being discovered by two divers.
A Tiny Gladiator Uncovered in England Tells of the Reach of Roman Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
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‘Remarkable’ 2,000-year-old gladiator knife handle discovery shows Rome’s reach
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Roman knife handle discovery in England 'proof of gladiators' celebrity status'
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old knife handle in England featuring a gladiator suggests the enslaved fighters' celebrity ...
Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new ...
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Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall ...
‘Proof of celebrity status of gladiators in UK’ coming to Hadrian’s Wall
The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a ...
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Ancient Gladiator Knife Handle Unveiled
English Heritage has announced the public debut of a 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator. The artifact was uncovered in 1997 from the River Tyne near Hadrian's Wall in northern ...
The Roman knife that shows gladiators reached Scottish border
The tiny figure of a mysterious left-handed gladiator has been found near Hadrian’s Wall proving that celebrity fighters were ...
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Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle discovered by Hadrian's Wall
It's rare to find gladiator memorabilia from Roman Britain, but archaeologists by Hadrian's Wall have just found a 2,000-year ...