Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott's award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and ...

If “Gladiator” seems as anachronistic as lava lamps and vinyl 45s, there’s a reason. It’s been nearly four decades since anyone has made a big-budget film about the Roman Em… ...

The man, believed to have been a Roman soldier or gladiator, had 25 percent of his genes from Scandinavian ancestry, according to the DNA analysis.

“If the gladiator managed to survive for so long, it is not surprising that he wore a decorated helmet.” As the volcano began to erupt in those tragic days, many tried to escape Pompeii.

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 ...

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.

A version of this article appears in print on April 29, 2025, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Brutal Landscape: Evidence of Gladiator-Lion Combat Discovered in Yard of ...

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

Paul Mescal didn't care for his 'Roman' nose until it helped him get cast in Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II,' the actor says in a new interview.