At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...

Located about 0.5 to 1.6 feet off the floor, the charcoal sketches include depictions of gladiators, a hunting and boxing scene, the head of a bird of prey, and a ball game.

Pompeii gladiator drawings suggest children saw ... between video games and social media,” superintendent Gabriel Zuchtriegel said in a ... had witnessed fights in the amphitheater, ...

The ancient drawings reveal kids of that generation were also exposed to “extreme forms of violence,” which is a concern still today with video games and movies.

The sketches of gladiator stick figures were discovered during excavations in recent months in Pompeii, a once-thriving city that was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago.

Before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., encasing the ancient city of Pompeii in volcanic ash, local children sketched gladiators fighting to the death on a courtyard wall.

ROME - A 2,000-year-old house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was once used by gladiators to train before combat, collapsed Saturday, officials said.

Two sets of human remains, a variety of paintings, and a handful of childrens’ doodles were recently found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 ...

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