SUP Magazine: Archaeologists Find Rare Gladiatorial Artifact at British Roman Encampment

A 2,000-year-old Roman knife with a handle carved into the figure of a gladiator has been found by archaeologists in England, Live Science reported. The dagger has a handle cast from carved copper alloy which depicts what’s known as a secutor gladiator with his shield. Secutor gladiators were a highly trained subset of gladiators trained in close-quarters combat. The figurine is left handed, particularly notable in gladiatorial tradition because left-handed fighters were believed to...