This summer, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery invites visitors to discover the thrilling world of Roman gladiatorial combat with the arrival of Gladiators of Britain, a major touring exhibition ...

Gerry and Shay return for game two of Blood On The Sands, the awesome gladiatorial miniatures game that is currently on Kickstarter by Frank Sultana & N.R. Jenzen-Jones. In this bout, we crank things ...

For example, the 'retiarius' (net man) wore a short apron, some padding on his right arm, a protective mini-shield on his right shoulder, and a throwing net in the right hand.

The retiarius spider, meanwhile, as its name suggests (the same as the gladiators who fought with a net), projects its entire web to imprison its target. But both detect their targets by sight.

The Colchester Vase depicts a real battle between a secutor and retiarius gladiator For hundreds of years, bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting ...

Researchers recently discovered its decoration depicted a real battle between two gladiators in Colchester - Memnon, a secutor, and his retiarius opponent, Valentinus.

Local Romans not entertained by Colosseum becoming an Airbnb The short-term rental app is giving people a chance to cosplay as gladiators.

A retiarius was armed with a trident and a weighted net, and was routinely pitted against more heavily armed and armored gladiators in a clash of styles. The bulkier fighter would try to end the fight ...