Take Marcus Antonius Exochus, whose story is told on his tombstone. Though much of his life and death remains a mystery, it is known that he traveled from his home of Alexandria, Egypt, to Rome in ...

In Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a tomb seemingly belonging to a Roman gladiator of the third century B.C., but were surprised to find the remains of 12 individuals inside.

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, ...

Newly discovered tomb of Roman gladiator has just one thing missing – his corpse - Finding sheds more light on history of key ...

A helmet found in the ruins of the famous Roman city wiped out by a volcano eruption a few years after the destruction of ...

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 ...

These are the names of the most legendary gladiators in history. From wild animals like tigers ... The first recorded battle took place in 264 BC, when the sons of Roman politician Junius Brutus ...

Gladiator deaths were not always common in ancient Rome Reforms reduced fatalities in the gladiatorial arena Untrained prisoners faced dire situations in combat ...

But how much of this really took place in Roman times? As always with films based in the past ... on a rhinoceros (even a non-computer-generated one) charging at a group of gladiators. However, there ...

Their battle was captured for eternity in a laudatory poem by the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis ... She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a dual degree in American History and ...

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 ...