There was a time when I deliberly moverd some gladiators out of a province to make sure they would not be involved in a fight. They dissappeared anyway, and they were deffinatly not in any fight. It was a while ago but I think it involved a castle as well. Only this time they were on the outside of a castle.
Well, I could see how gladiators inside the castle might disappear, if the game just checks "Battle in Province X on turn Y". Not sure abot the other cases.
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