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Gladiator knife handle
A bronze knife handle discovered in the 1990s in the northern English town of Corbridge depicting a left-handed gladiator has offered insight into fandom in the ancient Roman world. The two-inch-long handle, which once topped a folding pocketknife, was discovered in the River Tyne near a Roman fort built in the mid-80s a.d. The knife may have been a gift to a deity left by a soldier or merchant to ensure good fortune. “There’s a small platform at Corbridge wher
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