Austria Gladiator School

A team of archaeologists said on Wednesday that they have discovered the almost complete remains of a Roman school of gladiators on the banks of the Danube in Austria and virtually recreated the site using sophisticated techniques.

They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled on Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in Austria.

A team of archaeologists said on Wednesday that they have discovered the almost complete remains of a Roman school of gladiators on the banks of the Danube in Austria and virtually recreated the site using sophisticated techniques.

They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled on Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in Austria.