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Could You Stomach the Horrors of 'Halftime' in Ancient Rome?
Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:39 am
Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:39 am
Great article on "half time" shows in Ancient Rome.
"The enormous arena was empty, save for the seesaws and the dozens of condemned criminals who sat naked upon them, hands tied behind their backs. Unfamiliar with the recently invented contraptions known as petaurua, the men tested the seesaws uneasily. One criminal would push off the ground and suddenly find himself 15 feet in the air while his partner on the other side of the seesaw descended swiftly to the ground. How strange".
"With a flourish, trapdoors in the floor of the arena were opened, and lions, bears, wild boars and leopards rushed into the arena. The starved animals bounded toward the terrified criminals, who attempted to leap away from the beasts' snapping jaws. But as one helpless man flung himself upward and out of harm's way, his partner on the other side of the seesaw was sent crashing down into the seething mass of claws, teeth and fur".
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"The enormous arena was empty, save for the seesaws and the dozens of condemned criminals who sat naked upon them, hands tied behind their backs. Unfamiliar with the recently invented contraptions known as petaurua, the men tested the seesaws uneasily. One criminal would push off the ground and suddenly find himself 15 feet in the air while his partner on the other side of the seesaw descended swiftly to the ground. How strange".
"With a flourish, trapdoors in the floor of the arena were opened, and lions, bears, wild boars and leopards rushed into the arena. The starved animals bounded toward the terrified criminals, who attempted to leap away from the beasts' snapping jaws. But as one helpless man flung himself upward and out of harm's way, his partner on the other side of the seesaw was sent crashing down into the seething mass of claws, teeth and fur".
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Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:43 am to MadDoggyStyle
Now that sounded like the good Ole days. Can you imagine having today's death row inmates all at the arena? 50 billion watching on TV 
Bring back the killing
Bring back the killing
Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:51 am to MadDoggyStyle
They do this at the Angola Rodeo with a pissed off bull. Four inmates on two seesaws and a raging bull. Last one on wins.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 5:14 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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They do this at the Angola Rodeo with a pissed off bull. Four inmates on two seesaws and a raging bull. Last one on wins
all about the coin .....
Posted on 2/7/16 at 5:46 am to MadDoggyStyle
I would but tickets in the front row.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 6:16 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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Now that sounded like the good Ole days. Can you imagine having today's death row inmates all at the arena? 50 billion watching on TV
Bring back the killing
frick yeah...but...don't let the animals be harmed. People? frick 'em.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 6:38 am to MadDoggyStyle
after reading the article I think I feel more sorry for the animals than the prisoners.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 6:41 am to MadDoggyStyle
Posted on 2/7/16 at 6:41 am to MadDoggyStyle
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Early Christians were among the most popular victims in ludi meridiani. The emperors who condemned these men, women and children to public death by beasts did so with the obvious hope that the spectacle would be so horrifying and humiliating that it would discourage any other Romans from converting to Christianity. Little did they realize that the tales of brave Christians facing certain death with grace, power and humility made them some of the earliest martyr stories. Nor could they have imagined that these oft-repeated narratives would then serve as invaluable tools to drive more people toward the Christian faith for centuries to come.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 6:50 am to Chuker
How would you train an eagle to do this?
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Perhaps most popular — as well as the most difficult to pull off — were the re-creations of death scenes from famous myths and legends. A single bestiarius might spend months training an eagle in the art of removing a thrashing man's organs (a la the myth of Prometheus).
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:08 am to MadDoggyStyle
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The enormous arena was empty
except for one man. Still trying and fighting the best that he can.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:09 am to MadDoggyStyle
This sounds glorious.
The lion is about to finish the prisoner and then out of nowhere the eagle swoops down and yanks the dudes head off. The ratings would be thru the roof.
The lion is about to finish the prisoner and then out of nowhere the eagle swoops down and yanks the dudes head off. The ratings would be thru the roof.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:12 am to Murray
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except for one man. Still trying and fighting the best that he can.
He's going the distance.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:14 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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This sounds glorious.
The lion is about to finish the prisoner and then out of nowhere the eagle swoops down and yanks the dudes head off. The ratings would be thru the roof.
I 'd bring my Iphone and film that. 1.2 billion hits on youtube.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:15 am to Kcrad
We gotta get a go pro cam on that eagle also.
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:33 am to FLBooGoTigs1
That would be beyond legit. I would love to have watched that
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:42 am to MadDoggyStyle
There are a bunch of sickfricks in this thread.
Me included
Me included
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:54 am to MadDoggyStyle
Prophesied about its return in Idiocracy. NACHO SUPREME!!!!!!!
Posted on 2/7/16 at 7:57 am to ksayetiger
I believe I have been watching too many mad max's and Vin diesel movies.
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