A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

Ancient Roman entertainment was more than just bloody gladiator games! Learn about the Roman sports and Roman theater that still influence us today!

Gladiators keep us rapt even now. Not only is Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II in cinemas, but Anthony Hopkins’s latest vehicle Those About to Die Rome is on Amazon Prime Video, and the venerable ...

Gladiator fights were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome, and the fighters were most often slaves, prisoners and, on occasion, volunteers. There are murals and mosaics depicting ...

Staged gladiator fights will return to the Colosseum after 2,000 years, but the $1.5M deal has sparked debate over commercializing Rome's most sacred monument.

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 ...

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, Associated Press. ROME (AP) — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 ...

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb.

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

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.