When in Rome...
The Romans did not care about the political views of actors and gladiators, and neither should we.
In ancient Rome, entertainment was of the highest value - sometimes bloodily so - as Emma Southon documents both vividly and entertainingly in her excellent book “A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome.“ (See here for a wonderful review in the Wall Street Journal).
Yet while the Romans enjoyed a good program, it would have…
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