In 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator redefined the modern epic, catapulting Russell Crowe to Oscar glory and reviving Rome’s ...

In Rome, however, gladiator shows became so popular that the three pairs of fighters at the funeral of Brutus in 264 B.C. grew to 300 pairs by the time Julius Caesar was buried in 44 B.C ...

The Roman Gladiator With Scandinavian DNA According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, researchers made the discovery about the Roman gladiator as part of a larger project to ...

Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it By Irene Wright November 15, 2024 12:37 PM ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

In Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a tomb seemingly belonging to a Roman gladiator of the third century B.C., but were surprised to find the remains of 12 individuals inside.

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 ...

The skeleton was discovered 20 years ago in Eboracum, or present-day York. Eboracum was an important Roman fortress and city in the Roman province of Britannia from A.D. 71 to 400.

The bones of a Roman man, who was stabbed to death and left to rot with the rubbish more than 1,600 years ago, have revealed gruesome details of what appears to be a gladiator combat, according to ...