Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...
What was it really like to be an Ancient Roman Gladiator? Did these fighters live a life of fame, fortune and glory? Were ...
ROMAN Gladiators were not at all ripped like the Hollywood heart-throbs who play them — but were actually “quite fat”, a historian has revealed. Dr Harry Sidebottom says colosseum fighters, who some ...
Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...
Hornblower Group's new Colosseum Underground tour brings Roman gladiators' journey to life. (Source: Hornblower Group) Hornblower Group subsidiary Walks Tours just announced a newly reimagined ...
(CNN) — A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants. The ...
A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first archaeological evidence that gladiators did battle with lions and other ...
One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.