Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans considered gladiators the embodiment of amoral tyranny.

The city of Perga was renowned throughout the Roman Empire for its skilled laborers’ production of marble statues, exporting high-quality work across the empire.

The Roman gladiatrix, though, is a well-kept secret. She has appeared in few pieces of media, among them a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in Ridley Scott’s “ Gladiator ” — the ...

Film Trivia Fact Check: Were we robbed of a Gladiator product endorsement? The original script for Gladiator did have Maximus selling olive oil on a billboard. But was that based on reality?

As It Happens 6:16 Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it In one ancient battle between man and beast, it appears the beast reigned supreme.

Makeup designer Jana Carboni talks with PS about how Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and other stars of "Gladiator II" transformed into their characters.

Gladiator II is the sequel nobody saw coming. The original finished with Maximus and Commodus dead and we felt confident that the story could not be continued. So what does the sequel have to ...

The Discovery of a Roman Gladiator School Brings the Famed Fighters Back to Life Located in Austria, the archaeological site is providing rich new details about the lives and deaths of the arena ...

The gladiator-shaped knife handle was discovered in a river near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, northern England.

A rarely found Roman knife handle with the statue of a gladiator shows the Empire’s celebrity culture and origins of sports memorabilia ...

Politicians like Cicero saw gladiators as vain and self-indulgent, while the true warriors engaged in wars of words.

A rarely found Roman knife handle with the statue of a gladiator shows the Empire’s celebrity culture and origins of sports memorabilia ...