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It's also worth noting that they're not like... Just trying to kill each other. They're putting on a show. Sure he could probably just impale his opponent, but this was less deathmatch and more WWE. They had sponsors, insurance, and lived long lives under the less bloodthirsty emperors, becoming celebrities throughout the empire.