Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new ...
Rare Roman gladiator knife from Hadrian's Wall goes on display
A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display ...
Knife handle featuring gladiator displayed at Hadrian’s Wall
A knife handle featuring a gladiator will be displayed at Hadrian’s Wall after being discovered by two divers.
‘Proof of celebrity status of gladiators in UK’ coming to Hadrian’s Wall
The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a ...
Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the laced-up sandals of Hollywood star Russell Crowe for a return to the Colosseum ...
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right – 'nail-biting' film unfolds like a 'spy thriller'
The film focuses on "two heroic figures": researcher ... risk, relevance" and a "knife-edge investigation that intrigued till ...
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Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall ...
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America on a knife edge as 2024 presidential election campaign draws to close
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Rare Hadrian's Wall find shows that gladiator celebrity cult spread to far edge of Roman empire
A rare Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a gladiator discovered at a Northumberland Hadrian's Wall site could be ...
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Abiola Akerele: Two detained for killing man from knife crime film
Mr Akerele appeared in the BBC Panorama gang violence documentary, On A Knife Edge, in 2007 when he was a teenager. In the film he described witnessing the build-up to a killing, telling Jeremy ...