Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English ...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Gladiator II. Much like its predecessor, many of the prominent characters in Gladiator ...

Neither “Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial ...

The following contains spoilers for Gladiator 2, now playing in theatersEmperors Caracalla and Geta are important characters ...

LONDON – Elaborately armed, two gladiators named Memnon and Valentinus faced each other in brutal combat almost 2,000 years ago. Historians have known since a clay vessel was discovered in 1853 that ...

For hundreds of years, bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting for their lives. These gruesome contests are traditionally associated with arenas like ...