# gladiators
The Strangest Sports Stories In History
Sport history is chock full of fascinating facts. Take the time that a steeplechase race was won by a dead jockey. Or when Emperor Nero decided to compete in the Olympics. He…
The Craziest Cures & Health Fads from History
Health beliefs underwent many changes throughout history. Take obesity. Nowadays, we try our best to slim down and shed the…
Why Everybody is Obsessed with Dragons and Other Intense Legends from History
The mythology of dragons can be found all over the world. It exists in vastly different cultures widely separated by…
Every Day Life in Ancient Rome was More Scandalous than Historians Let On
The Roman Republic and its Roman Empire successor are mostly remembered for both their glories and follies – both done…
Absurd Medical History Moments that Prove People Have Always been this Dumb
Anti-vaccination movements are not new. In the 1700s, in the midst of a smallpox epidemic, Bostonians rampaged against those who…
People Tried Unworkable Methods to Ward off Illness Outbreaks in History
For much of history, medical knowledge about what caused illness and how to cure it was quite limited. People –…
40 Facts about the Gladiators of Ancient Rome
The gladiators of ancient Rome have always fascinated lovers of history. And for good reason. These men (and women) at…
16 Brutal Realities of Trial By Combat Fighting Throughout History
The brutal, gladiatorial fight to the death between champions in Game of Thrones has reintroduced trial by combat to the…
18 Reasons Why Commodus Was Rome’s Known Depraved Emperor
Any historian asked to name the most crazed of the Emperors of Rome has no shortage of candidates to choose…
These 10 Truly Bizarre Beliefs From History Will Keep You Laughing All Night
From the belief that joining the workforce and getting a job would dry out a woman's uterus, to the conviction…