Sword poised to strike the winning blow, a gladiator looms over his opponent. The opponent raises his hand in a signal of defeat, seemingly at the last second. The dramatic moment is captured in 1,800-year-old clay on a vase unearthed in the U.K.

Known as The Colchester Vase, the bronze-colored piece of Roman pottery was uncovered in 1853 at a grave in Colchester. Although the vase has been admired for the last century, the Colchester Vase had never been studied in depth until recently.

Analysis revealed a story of gladiators in Roman Britain — a multilayered story encapsulated by a 9-inch tall vase.

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It doesn't tell anything about Gladiators in Britain.

Thats just someones assumption.

There are vases with Medusa depicted on.

Was Medusa in Britain?