The emperor who commissioned the Colosseum ... real heroes who embodied Roman virtues like courage and strength. "We know that by 75 BC half of all gladiators are free people, they're free ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill ... Not only were gladiators pitted against each other, but gladiators fighting animals and animal ...

(Disappointingly, gladiators appear not to have ... an enormous cloth awning drawn over the Colosseum roof by sailors from the Roman naval headquarters at Misenum, near Naples.

Not only were gladiators pitted against each other ... U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all ...

The Colosseum in Rome ... Which, let’s face it, is a bit weird. As the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, the popularity of gladiators decreased. You can’t really “love thy neighbor ...

Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...

Gladiators came from many ... After the Western Roman Empire began to collapse in the late fourth century, Rome’s Colosseum fell into disrepair.

The King and Queen posed in front of Rome’s Colosseum as they enjoyed one of the surviving marvels of the Roman world.

It's thought there were thousands of individual gladiators in Roman history, with the first recorded Roman gladiator games in the 3rd century BC. What's also unknown is how this individual died ...