Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

Divers have discovered a 2,000-year-old copper knife handle, carved in the shape of a tiny gladiator, ... Ancient Roman Gladiators Were Huge Celebrities Who Even Had Their Own Merch.

The Roman Gladiator With Scandinavian DNA. According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, researchers made the discovery about the Roman gladiator as part of a larger project to ...

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 famous ...

A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

Then you watch “Gladiator II" – with killer baboons, romping-stomping rhinos, a Roman Colosseum filled with hungry sharks and Denzel Washington making a meal of every piece of dialogue – and ...

Ancient Roman entertainment was more than just bloody gladiator games! Learn about the Roman sports and Roman theater that still influence us today! Trending Topics. Science, Nature & Our World.

See you later, gladiator. Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English Heritage said on Friday.

For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a ...