Roman gladiators were ‘quite fat’, says historian

Roman gladiators were not physically fit but rather were “quite fat”, a historian has said. Gladiators have gained a ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, workshops, ...
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Ancient arena sparks modern debate: Colosseum hosts first gladiator shows in 2,000 years

ROME, Italy — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to ...

Gladiator history in Dorset unveiled in new museum exhibition

A NEW exhibition on ‘Gladiators of Britain’ has opened at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition has been brought to ...