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Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
The most famous martyr of the Roman republic -- Marcus Tullius Cicero-- used gladiators' physiques not to celebrate the republic's valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated muscles as the ...
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Bowl or Bust: Cicero, Trumpius, and Lamar
LIX, BCE. The Roman LIX translates into 59 in Arabic, soon to proclaimed “American Numerals” by Trumpius Maximus, newly ...