A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena ...

How Roman gladiators got ready to rumble. Before they could lay the smackdown in the arena, gladiators were professionally trained, combining a physical regimen with an education in the rules of ...

Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...

As It Happens 6:16 Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it. In one ancient battle between man and beast, it appears the beast reigned supreme.

Artists have long depicted Roman gladiators battling it out against big cats as you can see in this mosaic created in A.D. 320 in Rome. However, there has never been any physical evidence to ...

The Roman gladiatrix, though, is a well-kept secret. She has appeared in few pieces of media, among them a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” — the famous ...

Paul Mescal portrays a Roman gladiator in "Gladiator II," a sequel to the 2000 film "Gladiator" starring Russell Crowe. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI But I'm most interested in how the two films ...

Fearsome Roman gladiators dueling for the entertainment of a roaring amphitheater looms large in the cultural imagination, perhaps now more than ever with Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator ...