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We know quite a bit about public entertainment in the Roman Empire, with gladiator fights, chariot races, circuses, and more. What was public entertainment like in Abbasid-era Baghdad? Was there an equivalent to the Coliseum? Did they shed blood for sport?

by /u/TheTromboneGeek in /r/AskHistorians

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