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GLADIATOR GAMES

If you have always dreamed of becoming the next Spartacus, Gladiator School is for you!

Only minutes from the Colosseum, the Gladiator School takes you through the culture, the history, the fashion and the techniques of Rome’s ancient art of Gladiator combat fighting. And just imagine, you can learn all of this and become a qualified graduate (you do get a certificate of proof) in just two hours.

This fun school was even featured in Channel 7’s The Great Outdoors show on 15 September 2007 – however, I am positive that Ben Dark from Getaway did a similar story the previous year. Regardless, have a look at the clip from http://au.travel.yahoo.com/great-outdoors/italy/rome/gladiator-school-italy.html and see for yourself the amount of pleasure those two hours can bring you and your friends.

In fact, http://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Roman-Gladiator-in-a-Day-2-hour-private-lesson/d511-2466GLAD has many traveller reviews as well as photos – just in case you are not sure whether it is for you. Shane from Ireland visited the school last June and gave the experience 4 stars. He also said that it was “one of the highlights of our trip to Rome. We had a very friendly instructor who made this well worth doing”.

The school runs almost every day, with some days running 4-5 different time slots. It costs approximately $AU120.00 per person, but obviously the more of you there are, and as is with most group bookings, you can get a small discount. Go Learn To http://www.golearnto.com/course/overview/394/Roman+Gladiator+Course+-+3+People have all the details of the Gladiator School and you can book directly from here. Note that bookings for a plac at Gladiator School are essential.

If you simply do not have the time to travel all the way to Rome to become a Gladiator and if it has always been your passion to wear leather pleated skirts or to carry a weapon of mass destruction, then why not simply buy the dvd at http://www.romegiftshop.com/stonpilwitgl.html and do it the cheats way. You won’t have the ambiance or the satisfaction you would from being right there in the midst of the Rome outback so to speak, but you will become Spartacus. After all, isn't determination everything?

* TIP 1: The school is extremely difficult to find, so to ensure that you get to class on time, I would suggest that you take a Taxi, which can cost around $AU25.00 from the City's Centre.

* TIP 2: Also - the school is not that well known (to date), so you might even get to have some real one-on-one time with the professionals!