History doesn't repeat itself?

I had a history teacher a few semesters ago that was quite certain that the old adage that history repeated itself was false... yet here we have current proof that yes actually history does repeat itself.
presenting a new book that details Rome and the Gladiator

GLADIATOR; Rome's Bloody Spectacle
Konstantin Nossov
An illustrated history of the gladiators which brings much new research to bear on how they were treated in their civilization, their equipment, their high place in society, and the long history of the amphitheaters in which they fought, tracing them from the first century B.C. to their spread throughout the Empire. 2009: 224 pages. (Osprey)
ISBN:9781846034725
86U6
Price: $27.95

Such a bloody past! Certainly we have become too sophisticated and educatein today's society to have such mindless blood and gore spectacles for the sake of entertainment. ... unless we can get kids to grow up learning that such things are correct. ...





OREM — "Super" Steven Siler has never fought an opponent like Enoch "the Animal" Wilson.

Not only did Wilson (15-2) escape from all of Siler's signature moves, he gave the featherweight champion just about all he could handle in the 25-minute, five-round bout.

"I've never done that before," said Siler, an Ogden native who won the fight in an unanimous decision. "I've never gone five rounds before."

In addition to offering the thousands of fans who packed the McKay Events Center on Friday night for the Throwdown Showdown V one of the most thrilling and competitive fights of the night, the duo showed some serious sportsmanship. They high-fived, smiled and chatted between rounds.

"We just got to know each other the last couple of days," said Siler, noting that behavior was a little unusual. "He's a tough guy."

Wilson was gracious in defeat, even putting the championship belt on Siler.

(Taken from the Deseret news site http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346201/Siler-survives-tough-5-round-bout.html)

Yeah history doesn't repeat itself, just animal, er I mean, mortality does at times. And that happens to be at just different times in history is all.