In Reply to: It is a good one. posted by Shane on May 8, 2000 at 19:58:06:
***And then we lust for the same blood and violence and then react with the same emotions as did the Romans 1800 years before us. And then we justify it with, "Well, no one is really hurt in the making of movies."Are you then suggesting that this is a rather minor and insignificant distinction?
Who was that emperor that was so sure and proud of his fighting skills that he would routinely enter the arena and always come out a winner?
Kicker: his armor and sword were made of iron. All his opponents fought with lead and tin swords.
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- A piece of gladiator trivia - Victor Khomenko 08:02:11 05/12/00 (11)
- thought the Legion used brass swords, 30lbs of it, - late 13:11:53 05/12/00 (9)
- Re: thought the Legion used brass swords, 30lbs of it, - Victor Khomenko 13:54:03 05/12/00 (8)
- Re: thought the Legion used brass swords, 30lbs of it, - late 14:45:44 05/12/00 (7)
- Legionary Sword was made of Steel - Tom Brennan 17:32:51 05/12/00 (5)
- it would not surprise me if... - late 20:15:44 05/12/00 (3)
- According to the Encyclopedia of Swords... - Victor Khomenko 06:55:46 05/13/00 (1)
- Straight vs. Curved - KirkM 17:57:31 05/28/00 (0)
- Richard Burton - Victor Khomenko 06:33:45 05/13/00 (0)
- Behold the Gladius - Victor Khomenko 19:01:32 05/12/00 (0)
- btw, there is a new 'Inbox' in the Outside Asylum ***nt*** - late 14:50:29 05/12/00 (0)
- Not sure really. - Shane 12:55:59 05/12/00 (0)