> Julius Caesar, wishing to further his political career in 65 B.C., staged a munus for his father (who had been dead for 20 years), during which 640 gladiators fought wearing armor made of solid silver.
How can people be so blood-thirsty that it's ok to sacrifice over 600 men for nothing more than a "spectacle"? It's really difficult to understand how a highly civilized society for the time could have almost no respect for human life.
How can people be so blood-thirsty that it's ok to sacrifice over 600 men for nothing more than a "spectacle"? It's really difficult to understand how a highly civilized society for the time could have almost no respect for human life.