Neither “Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial ...

Think of the ancient Roman Empire and Julius Caesar, Mount Vesuvius and Russell Crowe likely come to mind. We’re taught so ...

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals in the arena—animals capable of killing a human being. Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have ...

Archaeologists have discovered what might be the last Roman gladiator arena ever built. And it is a long way from the capital. In December 2021, a group of archaeologists supervising a boathouse ...

Ridley Scott may have been ridiculed for portraying gladiators riding rhinos and scrapping with sharks in his latest film. But it seems the real Roman fighters did pick fights with a colourful array ...

In Turkey, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of a Roman gladiator dating back to the third century B.C., with the remains of 12 individuals inside. The tomb was unearthed during the ...

ROME -- We, who are about to get fleeced, salute you. Down at the Colosseum over the past few months, tourists have launched complaints about dozens of ersatz gladiators, centurions and various ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator. Artists have long depicted Roman ...

With the premier of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II fast approaching, English Heritage has made the timely announcement that it will display a Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a gladiator. The ...

In a river near Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman construction in England, researchers found an ancient piece of sports memorabilia. Ray Harrington via Unsplash As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the ...