“The Common Man Who Stopped the Gladiator Games” by Chris Pennington

We love watching the films in the Gladiator franchise… but living the reality of the Roman Games was something else entirely. While the bloody duels drew huge crowds to the Colosseum, the games rubbed up against the Church’s belief that all life was sacred because it was made in the image of God. Enter the ring, Telemachus. This ancient believer couldn’t stand the carnage, and took action. This is the story of how one man of faith brought down a millenia-old Roman institution, putting his life on the line to save others.

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