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Like sporting events in many ancient cultures, Roman gladiatorial combat originated as a religious event. The Romans claimed that their tradition of gladiatorial games was adopted from the Etruscans, but there is little evidence to support this. The Greeks, in Homer's Iliad, held funeral games in honor of the fallen Patroklos. The games ended not in the literal death of the participants, but in their symbolic death as defeated athletes, unlike succeeding Roman gladiatorial combat.

People unhappy about their bodies can develop eating disorders, turn to diet pills or steroids, or try cosmetic surgery and Botox injections.

One study found that one in four people is depressed about their body, another found that almost a third of women say they would sacrifice a year of life to achieve the ideal body weight and shape, and almost half of girls in a recent survey think the pressure to look good is the worst part of being female.

One study reported on girls aged 5 to 7 who, when exposed to images of thin dolls like Barbie, said they wanted to look thinner compared with those who saw dolls with a healthier body shape.

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The Geheime Staatspolizei (German for Secret State Police, abbreviated “Gestapo”) was the secret police

hrought the middle ages basic military strategies remained pretty much the same, and were as follows: Avoid large-scale battles, stick to seiges and skirmishes, tire out the enemy

The Romans were always very well organized when heading into battle and as a result of this, they rarely ever lost

I've always been better at starting than finishing.  In part because I can be scattered, but mostly because I like to bite off more than I can chew, trying to juggle so many tasks that I don't have time to really do any of them well.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bullying is just as common at public and private schools Violence is much less common outside of public schools One in 10 students admit to bringing weapons to school