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Researchers Reveal The History Behind The Ancient Colchester Vase And The Roman Gladiator Battles That Inspired It
Widely considered one of the most striking pieces of Roman pottery ... excavation at an ancient cemetery in Colchester, England that turned up an elaborately decorated clay vase from the late ...
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Re-evaluation of 2nd century Colchester vase fleshes out Roman-era gladiator fights in Britain
A recent re-evaluation of the Colchester Vase, a 19th-century archaeological discovery, sheds new light on gladiatorial combat in Roman Britannia. The vase, dating back to CE 160–200 ...