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

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 ...

Ancient Roman Gladiators Were Huge Celebrities Who Even Had Their Own Merch A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans considered gladiators the embodiment of amoral tyranny.

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.

A team of archaeologists in Turkey has unearthed a 1,800-year-old sarcophagus belonging to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates from the third century C.E., according to inscriptions. However, when ...

An Airbnb tourism offering lets visitors dress up and even fight like ancient Roman gladiators at the Coliseum. Some Roman politicians don't approve.

Ancient Roman entertainment was more than just bloody gladiator games! Learn about the Roman sports and Roman theater that still influence us today!

Such a spectacle has always been considered quintessentially Roman by nature. But surprisingly, gladiator fights did not actually originate in Rome.