Roman holiday

an entertainment which involves watching brutal or barbaric sports

TRANSLATION

Unterhaltung mit brutale Inhalt

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Some kids' video games are reaching a level of detail which approaching photographic quality. SOme call this ROMAN HOLIDAYS for kids. Shouldn't there be limits to the graphic detail allowed in such childrens' games?"

(Philip Sharp in Parental Action Newsletter, Nov. 5th 2002)

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Roman holiday

An entertainment event where pleasure is derived from watching barbarism or brutality.

This idiom derives from the brutality of the Roman games - the film "Gladiator" was a real cinematographic Roman holiday.

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