It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some ...

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 ...

The ancient spectacle of gladiator fights perhaps was not as deadly as presented, Andrew Curry writes for National Geographic. During the past 20 years, research has revealed that gladiators weren ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated muscles as the embodiment of amoral tyranny.

News Nation/World Vase is first evidence of a real gladiator fight in Roman Britain March 7, 2023 Updated Tue., March 7, 2023 at 8:38 p.m.