Yes! The mighty Roman Empire still exist! Well, not in real life but in Second Life. I first chanced upon The Roman Empire while looking for new camping locations. When I was there, the owner of the sim mikeD Streeter invited me to join The Roman Empire group which I did. From then on, I regularly receive updates and group notices from the group about events and Gladiator Fights in the Coliseum. I’ve always wanted to come and watch the fights but I just can’t find the time but today was different.

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I received a noticed for a 6:00pm Gladiator Fight at the Coliseum and looking at my clock it was almost 6:00pm. Since, I wasn’t doing anything important, I just logged in to check my rental boxes, I opened the notecard and teleported to The Roman Empire.

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From the landing point, I walked a few more steps to the coliseum. Getting there is easy, just follow the signs or you can use your map and place a red beacon over the huge round thing on the map. That round thing is the Coliseum. Once the beacon is set then just walk to it.

At the Coliseum, I selected a spot and sat there. The fights were just about to begin when I got there and as the Gladiators prepare for battle, I took some snapshots. I wasn’t able to get all their names, in fact, I can’t remember any of their names. LOL! But I do remember how they look and some of them wore amazing Roman/Gladiator/Warrior costumes. My favorites were the Black Armored Roman Gladiator, the one with the Roman General Tag, the Female Gladiator in Lingerie and the Big Bad Demon Gladiator.

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The first part of the fight was a Tournament Style One on One matches where fighters must win to advance until only two are left to fight in the Final Round. If I am not mistaken (correct me if I’m wrong), Blackwell Huet won this part of the fights. The next part was a Last Man Standing Match where all the participants will fight amongst themselves until only one is left standing. This part was funny because you’ll see gladiators running for their lives like little girls (no offense meant, LOL).

Of course, the fights won’t be complete without the attendance of the mighty Emperor of Rome, mikeD Streeter, and her Venus of Rome, PhillipaKate Beresford. They watched the fights with high interest and the Gladiators honor them before each match!

The Emperor, mikeD Streeter, also owns the Transylvania Village, Animate Me! and Scripts brands and products.

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With the help of the Venus of Rome, I was able to meet the winner of the fights, Blackwell Huet. I believe he was the Black Armored Roman Gladiator which was really scary looking but without his armor and helmet he doesn’t look scary at all. It was nice talking with him.

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It was time well spent. The fights were interesting and it further showed that Second Life can be anything you want it to be. That it is not all about virtual sex and online shopping for virtual items. For those who still doesn’t quite get what Second Life is, Second Life is a platform where your imagination can flourish and where your dreams can, will and might come true.

Notes:

• I’ve taken some video clips of the fight so watch out for it and;
• The Venus of Rome is taking me in a tour around The Roman Empire so watch out for that too.