Gladiator University Analysis

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After reading “Gladiator University” by Jennifer Marino Walters, and “Did Gladiators Always Fight to the Death?”, it is obvious to the reader how recent archaeological developments have changed the ways we understand how gladiators lived. What, precisely, has changed about the ways we understand how gladiators live? Buckle up, because this one is going to be a fun ride.
In “Gladiator University” by Jennifer Marino Walters, it states in paragraph number three that scientists discovered a Carnuntum ludus “by using noninvasive techniques such as aerial (taken from an aircraft) photography and ground-penetrating radar.” and “they also attached an electromagnetic sensor to a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle that allowed them to locate hidden bricks

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