Duels: Facts Vs. Fiction!

Dueling has a rich reputation in pop culture history. The real-life scenarios of such duels, however, are quite different from the audience’s expectations. While there are episodes of noticeable mercy, compassion, and fair-play, the ones of unscrupulous deceit, duplicity, and underhanded behavior exist as well. The pragmatic reality lies somewhere in between.

The Roman Gladiator Duels

The Roman Gladiator Duels didn’t really happen. Training a gladiator was hard and expensive work. Gladiators were important for wars as the Emperor’s attack group. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to use these warriors to fight to the death against each other. Historians document that these duels were actually pigs vs. the gladiators hunting spectacles.

The last sword duel

The last documented sword duel in history took place between French politicians Gaston Defferre and Rene Ribiere in 1967. An épée (the largest type of swords in fencing) was the weapon of choice. The duel ended after drawing of second blood.

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