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It's the second century AD.

All 50,000 seats of the Roman Coliseum are filled with spectators.

The late afternoon sun beats down on them as they nibble on salted peas,

sip wine, and talk excitedly about the match they're about to witness.

In the centre, perched atop a podium in the imperial box,

sits the Emperor, Hadrian. Hadrian isn't just here to rally public support. He is, by all accounts, a huge fan of the gladitorial sport, and there's no way he

or anyone else in Rome, for that matter, would miss this match. Suddenly the crowd erupts into cheers.

A hulking man walks out onto the sands of the arena.

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