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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. Ancient Greek boxing - Wikipedia

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    The currently accepted rules of ancient Greek boxing are based on historical references and images. Although there is some evidence of kicks in ancient Greek boxing, [8] [9] [10] this is the subject of debate among scholars. [11] [12] Because of the few intact sources and references to the sport, the rules can only be inferred. [13] No holds or ...

  4. Boxing glove - Wikipedia

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    A pair of velcro sparring gloves. Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, designed to protect both the opponent's head and the fighter's hand during a bout.

  5. Cestus - Wikipedia

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    Cestus (Ancient Greek: Κεστός, romanized: Kestos), plural: cesti, in a general sense meant, for ancient Greeks and Romans, any band or tie. [1] However, it was more frequently used to refer to: The Girdle of Aphrodite [1] Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus [1] A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece

  6. List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Found at Tell es-Safi, the traditional identification of Gath. Ophel pithos is a 3,000-year-old inscribed fragment of a ceramic jar found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount by archeologist Eilat Mazar. It is the earliest alphabetical inscription found in Jerusalem written in what was probably Proto-Canaanite script. [43]

  7. New Jerusalem Dead Sea Scroll - Wikipedia

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    The measurements used in the Temple Scroll are not the same, they do not use rods as a measurement. Lastly, in the Temple scroll it describes cities that are around the 'New Jerusalem'. The description is from the inside out. [4] Three different descriptions are given about New Jerusalem, from Ezekiel, Revelation and writings found at Qumran.

  8. 'Lost site' depicted in iconic Bayeux Tapestry found thanks ...

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    "The Norman Conquest saw a new ruling class supplant an English aristocracy that has left little in the way of physical remains, which makes the discovery at Bosham hugely significant — we have ...

  9. Akrotiri Boxer Fresco - Wikipedia

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    It is a fresco depicting two young boys wearing boxing gloves and belts and dates back to the Bronze Age, 1700 BC. Around 1600 BC, a disastrous earthquake, followed by a volcanic eruption, covered Akrotiri , Greece in a thick layer of pumice and ash, which resulted in the remarkable conservation of frescoes, including the Akrotiri Boxer Fresco ...