Sure, you’d expect the best Roman games to feature a great deal of military might, after all war is what forged the Imperium ...

Several TV show maniacs are fond of watching TV shows inspired by true historical events. They discover important historical ...

What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing ...

In a dense forest in southern Italy, archaeologists have discovered a Roman wall, over two millennia old, constructed to halt the infamous rebel gladiator Spartacus and his army.

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 ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other ...

The face of a man who met a bloody end almost 2,000 years ago has been recreated by a forensic artist (Picture: Hew Morrison/York Archaeology) A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a ...

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. Credit: Public Domain ...

Although Roman gladiator events are often associated with the Colosseum in Rome, evidence suggests they took place across the empire, including in York, researchers say. The city was a key Roman ...

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.