Sentences with phrase «roman gladiator pits»
Tell that to the tens of thousands of Christians that died in the Roman gladiator pits.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/ Not exact matches
He is ordered to be killed but manages to escape, ending up in the hands of slave trader Proximo (Oliver Reed), who pits him into the Roman Colosseum as a gladiator.
Trying to suck up to his Roman guest, Severus stages a re-creation of one of Corvus» military victories — yet another miniature — in the city's amphitheatre, pitting a small band of unarmored gladiators (representing the tribesmen Corvus massacred) against a larger group armed with military weapons and shields.
Going by those names alone it would appear Kia is stepping into an unfair fight, like a scrawny kid in the gladiator pit at the Roman Colosseum.