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1. It was said we terrorized the eastern seaboard until capture. Sentenced to die in the arena, we devoured all until a brute from Gaul sent us to the afterlife. Who are we?
2. I once claimed I could defeat Crixus before I ever stepped in the arena. I eventually met the afterlife in the pits where my opponent defaced me and proudly sported it in victory. Who am I?
3. I gave the first "trim" to a soon-to-be legend upon arrival at the ludus and nursed his wounds on several occasions. Who am I?
4. I attended a private gathering at a ludus and left with a vile of blood from the champion of Capua. On another visit, the wife of the legatus sent me to the afterlife because I was unable to control my laughter. Who am I?
5. I made several attempts to collect my coin for credited grain. After finding Batiatus in the pits waging coin he owed me, I struck a deal to have Batiatus assassinated. Who am I?
6. I was a legend in the arena. Only one man was given mercy at my hands from the afterlife prior to my final match when I faced an undefeated Gaul and a deserter from the Roman auxiliary. Who am I?
7. I'm gentle, caring and polite. I was in love with a man who's attention was required often by someone else. My man is very brutal outside the ludus, but "openly" attentive to my desires until he took leave never to return. Who am I?
8. I was scheduled to fight Crixus in the primus until I was seduced into an altercation with another gladiator knocking me unconscious. The last word I spoke before my involuntary "sky dive" rhymes with block. Who am I?
9. I planned to move further south prior to unforeseen events. Although I will never be able to get back what was taken from me, Titus and Numerius had their better days laid to rest by my hands. Who am I?
10. I'm cunning and selfish. My wife allows me to enjoy the spoils of my house when "pressing matters" are of concern. The Gods tend to do the same as my desires for political office rise. In the end they "jammed" me to slumber never to awake. Who am I?
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