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  2. Cestus (boxing) - Wikipedia

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    A cestus or caestus (Classical Latin: [ˈkae̯stʊs], Ancient Greek: Kεστός) is a battle glove that was sometimes used in Roman gladiatorial events. It was based on a Greek original, which employed straps called himantes and sphirae, hard leather strips that enclosed and protected the fist and lower arm. Some cesti were fitted with studs ...

  3. Vindolanda - Wikipedia

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    Nearly 2000-year-old Roman boxing gloves were uncovered at Vindolanda in 2017 by the Vindolanda Trust experts led by Dr Andrew Birley. According to The Guardian , being similar in style and function to the full-hand modern boxing gloves, these two gloves found at Vindolanda look like leather bands and date back to 120 AD.

  4. Cestus - Wikipedia

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    Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus [1] A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece A marriage girdle, given by a newly married wife to her husband [ 2 ]

  5. 2017 in archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Summer – Roman boxing gloves found at Vindolanda in the north of England. [15] August – Boxford Roman mosaic discovered in southern England. [16] [17] August 19 – Heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (launched 1931; sunk 1945) is located in the Philippine Sea. [18]

  6. Archaeologists Just Found An Ancient Roman Bullet With Julius ...

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    The study of a 2,000-year-old bullet found in Spain gives clues to the final days of the Roman civil war. The almond-shaped lead bullet, likely used in a slingshot, offers potential evidence of ...

  7. History of Northumberland - Wikipedia

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    Nearly 2000-year-old Roman boxing gloves were uncovered at Vindolanda in 2017 by the Vidolanda Trust experts led by Dr Andrew Birley. According to the Guardian, being similar in style and function to the full-hand modern boxing gloves, these two gloves found at Vindolanda look like leather bands date back to 120 AD.

  8. ‘Mysterious’ purple lump found at ancient Roman ruins was ...

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    The lump of Tyrian purple dye found at the Carlisle Cricket Club is “roughly the size of a ping pong ball,” BBC reported. ... Excavations of the ancient Roman bathhouse in Carlisle are ongoing.

  9. Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in cave in Israel

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    Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords ...

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