Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first ... gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization. Given they belonged to such a civilized and sophisticated ...

The Roman gladiator buried in the tomb was named Euphrates ... but it's believed they came from an upper-class background. "The burials inside the church likely belong to the upper class or ...

Even though it’s at least 1,500 years since the last Roman gladiators fought, thanks to TV and movies such as Spartacus (1960) and Gladiator (2000), audiences remain fascinated with them and the ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb. The ...

Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott believes Paul Mescal's performance in the new film is very different from Russell Crowe's ...

A newly unearthed tomb of a Roman gladiator in Turkey contains the bones of 12 unidentified people but lacks his remains. The find sheds more light on the history of a key ancient Mediterranean ...

Gladiator and Gladiator II director Ridley Scott compares the lead actors of both installments of his historical epic film series.

The movie, set during the height of the Roman Empire, sees Maximus start out as a war hero before before being forced to become a gladiator. Gladiator made $457m (£355m) at the box office and ...

In Turkey, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of a Roman gladiator dating back to the third century B.C., with the remains of 12 individuals inside. The tomb was unearthed during the ...