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Rhinos in Europe (Entry 1069.JB3910)

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Rhinos? Or Gladiators?

Rhinos were present at a bunch of these games, including the Titus opening the amphitheater and Trajan celebrating his victory over the daisians. And in fact, these are the first accounts we have of rhino in Europe is- In Rome. Gladiators hunting them in a Roman amphitheater. The animal has to be either in a net or the gladiator has to be above them or something. It's not a fair fight. They have bad eyesight, right? Rhinos? Or gladiators? Well, if you had bad eyesight as a gladiator, you wouldn't- There'd be no like contact lenses. I think it would probably preclude

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