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.

Where Did Gladiators Fight? Gladiator duels demanded a commanding stage, and nothing quite screamed “drama” like the Roman amphitheaters. At the height of the Roman Empire, there were more ...

While excavating a basilica in the ancient city of Ephesus in western Türkiye, archaeologists unearthed the sarcophagus of a Roman gladiator. Dating to the third century C.E., the sarcophagus was ...

A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants.

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 ...

An ancient find in Turkey was not all it seemed to be. Archaeologists found a tomb that belonged to a Roman gladiator. The tomb turned out to be a repurposed one, holding the remains of 12 people.

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...

Staged gladiator fights will return to the Colosseum after 2,000 years, ... FILE - Tourists walk by the ancient Roman Colosseum as it's reflected in a puddle, in Rome, Sept. 5, 2024.

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain.

For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator.