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.

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

"[The] triumphal arc, which was built in the 3rd century in memory of the Roman Empire's victory against the Persians, looks ...

Only after all that did the gladiators enter the arena for the actual combat in the afternoon. Their sessions were known as munera and represented the real highlight of the day for Roman audiences.

He also had no affiliation with gladiators. General Marcus ... and retains her status as a powerful figure in Roman high society. However, the real Lucilla had been executed by her brother ...

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an extensive necropolis that contained a tomb full of gladiator history.

Way back in A.D. 6, during the expansion of the Roman Empire along ... Commodus’ obsession with gladiators stemmed from the fact that the murdered gladiator was his real dad.

A contestant on Gladiators revealed what Bradley and Barney Walsh are like in real life. The father-son duo took over the presenting of Gladiators when it returned to screens in 2024. The original ...