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Old 10-04-2024, 12:03 PM
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People were forced to fight to the death in the Roman arenas, football players voluntarily play the game and there are no death matches. Big difference.
Some of the people. There were those who chose to be trained as gladiators and the like. And some of the gladiators became very powerful and rich celebrities. And those in charge did not want to kill the person bringing in a lot of money.