Loved by the masses (and often scorned by the elites), Roman gladiators fought on the sands of the Colosseum and smaller venues across the Roman Empire. For more than 650 years, people flocked to arenas...
One day, my dad looked at me, and then looked at my mom, and said: “It’s me or him. Choose.” I thought my mom would take my side, but I was so, so wrong.