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 ...

In Gladiator II, Pedro Pascal plays Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who trained directly under Gladiator's protagonist, ...

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 ...

Want to watch 'Gladiator' online? Stream the original 2000 Russell Crowe film or get a steelbook Blu-ray. Plus: when to ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Despite the fame and notoriety attached to gladiators, they were still considered to be lowly types, and Roman citizens of good standing wouldn’t want their sons or daughters becoming one.

Pompeii, the Roman action epic starring Kit Harington and Jared Harris, is now streaming on Netflix as part of the new ...

The emperors, unfortunately, appear to be the more often portrayed cruel and possibly psychotic rulers of the Roman Empire.