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The Gladiator Match Rome Couldn’t Get Enough Of

Ancient Rome’s retiarius vs secutor: inside the colosseum’s most popular fight.

10/08/2025

Secrets of the Dead

The Gladiator Match Rome Couldn’t Get Enough Of

Clip: Season 22 Episode 7 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions

Ancient Rome’s retiarius vs secutor: inside the colosseum’s most popular fight.

Among gladiator classes commonly seen in the ancient Roman ring, one of the more popular matchups were between the Retiarius and the Secutor. Ancient Rome historian Alexander Marriotti breaks down why this pairing was a favorite among the Colosseum crowd.

10/08/2025

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