Rome’s infamous Gladiators have captured the public imagination for millennia because of their brutal fights in the arenas of ...

Successful gladiators were the ... so keen on watching men and women fight to the death. Ritualized, public violence had been a favorite entertainment of the Romans for centuries.

The crowds weren’t just offered sword-fighting ... is a bit weird. As the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, the popularity of gladiators decreased. You can’t really “love thy neighbor ...

Gladiator fights were once staged in Roman-occupied Britain, new research suggests. Tests have proven that the Colchester Vase - an ancient artefact which depicts a fight between combatants - was ...

By the first century, gladiators were in such high demand that even Roman citizens began volunteering to fight. It seems a violent death was a risk worth taking for them. VIII. The strangest ...

bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting for their lives. These gruesome contests are traditionally associated with arenas like the Colosseum in ...

Scientists reveal Scandinavian roots of Roman gladiators in Britain through DNA analysis Ancient European migrations traced ...

Airbnb is hosting The Gladiator Colosseum experience in Rome, an event that gives fans of the “Gladiator” franchise or Roman ...