stackyFACTSImagine having the budget to casually flood a sports stadium for a mock battle. The Romans would actively pipe thousands of gallons of water into the Colosseum, bring in full-sized replica warships, and force gladiators to fight to the death in highly choreographed aquatic warfare.
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