Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization ... be so keen on watching men and women fight to the death. Ritualized, public violence ...

Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in ...

Ruling the Ancient Roman World. “One of the big puzzles is, what are they for? Why are (gladiators) doing this? We don't know where they originated.” What is known is that gladiator fights ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ... adding that he doubts many Jews attend gladiatorial fights there. “I think anyone who believes ...

Roman historian Suetonius records that the emperor Domitian made female gladiators fight at night and by torchlight, while poet Juvenal describes women who decide to fight in unflattering terms.

Those original funeral fights usually took place ... Which, let’s face it, is a bit weird. As the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, the popularity of gladiators decreased.

Hanno (Paul Mescal), a soldier, prepares a stronghold with his wife, Arishat (Yuval Gonen), as Roman invaders arrive by ship ... action-packed experience for anyone itching to see gladiator arena ...