«I want to become a gladiator!(“I want to become a gladiator!”) howl four men, a sword in their hands, their arms outstretched above the flames. Surrounded by seasoned fighters and under the gaze of the emperor, they are taking their oath. They claim to be willing to “burn with fire and die with iron”. Do you imagine imposing warriors? It is not so. Dressed in simple t-shirts and short pants, their weapons are wooden and the inferno is extinguished. Far from the great ancient amphitheatres and the gaze of Julius Caesar or Augustus, there are only a few of them in a forest on the Roman outskirts facing a former banker, Mario Draghi.
