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Surprising but true: threads connect #gladiators, Christian martyrs, and the sense of persecution among U.S. evangelicals today. A professor of #religion and #classics explains: theconversation.com/how-the-gl…
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How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.The Conversation