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One of the most famous lines from the Indiana Jones series is the grizzled archaeologist facing down a baddie looting artifacts and growling, “It belongs in a museum!” Real archaeologists know that, just as in fighting Nazis, the world is a bit more complicated than Indy would have us believe. Sure, most of us can …

What do Ancient Roman gladiators, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Classical Studies professor Dr. Andy Findley all have in common? They all understand that, even for spectacle entertainment built on physicality, the show is only as good as the character mythology behind all the violence and vamping. In other words, slamming people to the ground …