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Biggus Brutus Presents the Festival of Vulcanalia

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Regional Event celebrating the Smith of the Gods...  And Vulcan is a dwarf...  Its tenuous but that's Biggus Brutus for you Dwarf vs Beast Gladiators vs Criminals One vs One Two Dwarves vs One Woman... (You know you want to see this one!) Two vs Two around a bonfire The Dwarf Primus: One vs One 5 coins to enter 15 Coins for a win 25 for a Primus win The Beast-fest: Beasts in the Arena include the vicious Ostriches, the terrifying Giraffe, the Mighty Rhino...  and presenting... Cheetah the floured chimp. Once again the Ostriches provide hilarious entertainment as the dwarf cant catch them... The sad eyed giraffe stands there and is killed by a savage gladiator.  The crowd are uneasy over this one... The beast fest continues as the mighty Rhino tramples a gladiator. Cheetah the floured chimp kills his opponent on round three...  Its beasts two, Gladiators two.  But that giraffe was hardly a pro...

An Argument of Senators

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Greetings and felicitations, and welcome back to the Ludus Scutum Quercu,  and  Dubious, the camp slave, your guide! Oh Missus!  Stop messing about... Oh, suit yourselves. .. The Prologue Senator Quintus Whitmorus, has once again annoyed Senator Ludicrous Pompous, suggesting that the elderly statesmans last speech in the Senate allowed the members to get a few hours sleep.  A series of Gladiatorial bouts has been arranged between these two to sort out the argument, with our Ludus championing the House of Quintus.  Old Pompous gets the Ludus   Fartakiss and it's it's second rate  collection of has-beens. Thracian Lanista Fartakiss, my master's great enemy is still annoyed about the chimp buisness.  My master has promised all new exciting animals, and especially a magnificent silverback gorilla to impress the crowd. "Dubious, find me a gorilla," he shouted... On with the games. The condemned criminal Maximus Lardus f...