Creator Steven DeKnight explains how the original drama "cast a huge shadow over everything," and why Liam McIntyre isn't back as the titular gladiator.

From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...

The show also features everyday objects such as surgical equipment and souvenirs from visits to see battles at amphitheatres ...

O ne of the most recognized ancient landmarks in the world, the Colosseum in Rome is breathtaking in its grandeur. But how ...

The Rome Colosseum, Verona’s impressive arena – everyone knows Italy’s beloved ancient Roman amphitheatres, synonymous with drama and pomp: gladiator conflicts, bloody spectacles and, still ...

It’s at least as likely that Jews took to the arena in ancient Rome as it was that gladiators fought sharks, a key plot point of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” the hotly anticipated action ...

Over two nights in May, a total of up to 32 people will learn the art of gladiator fighting at the ancient arena, taught by Roman history buffs who specialize in historical re-enactments.

We built not only the arena, but blocks of ancient Rome. And all the actors will tell you how the physical setting helped immerse them in the world, especially one that has a life-size statue of ...

Gladiator 2 producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher reveal why it took so long for the sequel to hit theaters, ... We built not only the arena, but blocks of ancient Rome.

Warning: this article contains minor spoilers for Gladiator II. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II features a scene in which a senator, seated at a pavement cafe in Rome, reads a printed newspaper.

When we think of ancient Rome, gladiator fights are often top of mind. And yet, very little is known about these Colosseum battles, which is what arguably makes them great fodder for imaginative ...