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 ...

While most Roman amphitheaters have long since succumbed to the ravages of time, several remain or have been refurbished to a ...

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

In ancient Rome, crowds filled coliseums to watch gladiators fight brutal battles—many to their death. As these warriors ...

Like many things about ancient Rome, some of the best preserved evidence for gladiators comes from Pompeii, south of modern-day Naples, Italy. Once a thriving city, Pompeii was buried suddenly by ...

A touring exhibition exploring the world of Roman gladiators has opened in Northamptonshire. Northampton Museum & Art Gallery ...

On Saturday and Sunday, 31 May and 1 June, Niš will host the first-ever Roman Festival – Constantine the Great, dedicated to ...

Long before modern plumbing, the Romans built a sanitation system so advanced, it arguably saved more lives than any gladiator or general. Their aqueducts, sewers, and public baths weren’t just ...

The serial founder is testing out a curious concept. Is it a pop-up, a festival, or a foodie club? And is this small town ...

It sheds new light on the spectacular and often deadly entertainments that captivated the Empire's populations. In ancient Rome, gladiators and venatores were two distinct types of arena fighters.

Joan Smith describes how the powerful women of ancient Rome’s first imperial dynasty were smeared as adulterers, poisoners ...