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Monday, December 13, 2010
Smaller arena near "home" for the gladiators
This picture is a smaller arena, near the larger one, where gladiators may also have practiced their trade. Adjacent, but not visible in this picture is the area where they lived and where they were put in chains for any perceived infraction.
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