Gladiators

Garmard | 20:46 Wed 16th Jun 2010 | History

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Did any Ab'er's see the documentary on the Gladiator graveyard found in York?
What those poor human beings went through just for the sake of entertainment.

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Greedyfly

Hello, I did indeed watch it - it was pretty grim.

Garmard

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Do you know where Driffield Terrace is in York?
That's where the graves were found.

Greedyfly

Yep google mapped it and everything... Near the college I believe

Garmard

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Fascinating to say the least Greedfly!
But those poor blokes never stood a chance did they, i think it would break all Health and Safety issues today...Lol!

Greedyfly

lol indeed. I was horrified by the idea of one extended arm from combat training - disgusting!

Garmard

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Yeh! just by throwing nets around, may start a new fitness regime if the Americans get to know about it...Lol!

Greedyfly

Aye - crazy buggers

Garmard

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Imagine.....Net throwing in the LA Gyms....."Look at my extended arm, it's longer than your extended arm buddy!"

Greedyfly

How would you ever find clothes to fit? or do anything remotely normal? Must have been a real pain in the butt

Garmard

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"Pain in the butt!" An Americanism! It's catching already....(See what i did Greedfly?)
Catching-Net.....Oh well i tried or should i just say "Doh!"

boxtops

when was it on? down here they are saying it is being shown next monday?

Greedyfly

Day before yesterday I believe Boxtops - should be able to watch online. It will be repeated, they repeat everything.

Garmard

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Yes boxtops it was on Monday evening at 9.00pm.

Garmard

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I have to go now Greedfly....again! Wife is looking at me daggers as i spend a bit of time on the laptop...Lol!
Chat tomorrow....Night,night.

craft1948

We do anything in York to entertain the tourists.............actually one of my mates used to have a huge house in Driffield Terrace, it's a very posh street.It's quite near the racecourse, The Mount quaker school is in the same street.

Mosaic

A brilliant story, just seen it on the C4 play programmes agin thingy. The sobering thought is that not very many years ago these skeletons would have been boxed away without the close scrutiny that revealed their possible life stories. Think of all those stories that are still locked away in boxes in all those storeooms......