Gladiator sarcophagus found in ancient Ephesus – The History Blog

Gladiator sarcophagus found in ancient Ephesus – The History Blog
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Archaeologists excavating the site of ancient Ephesus in modern-day Selçuk, western Turkey, have unearthed a 3rd century A.D. sarcophagus that originally belonged to a gladiator. His remains were not found, because in the 5th century the sarcophagus was reused to bury 12 bodies.

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