Female gladiators were a rarity in Ancient Rome, but the role they played was fascinating. Read on to find out more.

Step into the blood-soaked arenas of Ancient Rome and uncover the true story of its gladiators. This animated documentary ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator.

Before they could lay the smackdown in the arena, gladiators were professionally trained, combining a physical regimen with an education in the rules of the ring. Gladiator reenactors pose amid ...

The “Gladiator” sequel centers ... opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena with water and bringing in “horses and ...

Travel back a couple thousands of centuries earlier to ancient ... and Roman games as well as Roman theater and other forms of entertainment. Not anyone could sign up to be a gladiator: as with ...

Jews had a complex and rocky relationship with ancient Rome, which went through ... and prisoners sentenced to death in the arena, and professional gladiators, who were well-funded athletes ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Irish actor Paul Mescal follows in Oscar winner Russell Crowe's sandals to fight in the Colosseum in "Gladiator II", the highly anticipated sequel to filmmaker Ridley ...

But to Roman elites, such a narrative would have been a horror story. In the ancient histories, gladiators who fight outside of the artificial world of the arena aren’t valorized; they’re ...