Gladiator - Roman symbol of sex

Divers explore the river running around a fortress of the Roman Empire and a residential area in England found a piece of pottery painted in the back of a gladiator carrying a whip and wearing underwear.

This is the first known cool image of Roman soldiers. It adds to the evidence that the Romans not only considered martial arts as brave warriors but also as sexual symbols.

Analyst Philippa Walton of Cambridgeshire, England, said: "It was a broken piece of ceramic beer made in England in the 3rd century AD. It depicts a man wearing a pair of panties and holding a leather whip - representing a gladiator ".

"There are also images of gladiator fighting on sexy beer stacks. But there are no images showing warriors wearing underwear," Walton added.

Pottery is found in the Tees River in Piercebridge town, Durham county, England. Gladiator is a warrior trained to buy fun for ancient Romans. Leather whip is just one of the weapons they use. The warriors also carried short curved swords, nets, daggers, trident and other weapons. Most of them are prisoners, slaves or criminals, but some are also free-lustful fame and wealth. At the time when there were no movies, the gladiator had to satisfy the public about the need for action, adventure and sex.

" A lot of movie stars today want to show off a bit of the third round and so do the Romans, even more so. After all, they were stars at that time, " said researcher Rolfe Hutchinson.

Even though the boxers are under house arrest, this form of entertainment not only gives them the opportunity to show their beauty but also show the power that the emperors have to covet.

At least one emperor, Commodus in 192 AD, played a gladiator. Wearing cool clothes like Hercules, the emperor frightened all witnesses. Historian Cassius Dio (164-235 AD) recounted: " After killing an African ostrich and cutting off his head, he came to where the officials sat, holding the head in his left hand. and his right hand swung a bloody sword, without saying a word, he jerked his face with a wry smile like that, implying he could do the same for everyone . "

Near the ceramic detection area, scientists also found a handle of a bronze razor, which dates from the same date. The handle had a Roman soldier's legs and feet, thick wool socks and a sandal.