NewsThump on Nostr: Did you know that Roman emperors would use the Colosseum for lavish spectacles, ...

Did you know that Roman emperors would use the Colosseum for lavish spectacles, including fights between shirtless gladiators, as a massive distraction from political corruption, economic hardship, and social decay. Roman poet Juvenal wrote about it in "Bread and Circuses" (panem et circenses).

Anyway, apropos of nothing, the UFC stadium at the White House seems to be really taking shape.