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Have you ever wondered how much portrayed in the recent flood of gladiator movies is really true and how much is fiction? Join us and find out about gladiator training schools, weapons, and training techniques. Look beyond the movie screen and find out what gladiator life was truly like! Richard Field even samples a few of the top movies for reality versus hype.
Since middle school, Richard Field has been an avid student of history in general and military history in particular. He earned his BS and MS from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. He earned an MA from St. John’s College in Santa Fe and a PhD from UNM. Field has taught at Albuquerque Academy since 1992. He is also a contributor to Ancient History magazine.