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 ...

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 ...

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

Next month sees the release of ­Gladiator II in cinemas, starring the muscle-bound Irishman Paul ­Mescal as Lucius, son of ...

After playing the new city-builder game Citadelum for just over four hours, I can definitively say that it’s right for a ...

Inside a basilica in Turkey, researchers have unearthed a bone-filled tomb that may have belonged to a Roman gladiator named ... that it was first used for gladiators," Sinan Mimaroglu, an ...

The Roman gladiator buried in the tomb was ... 10 battles ended in the death of one combatant, according to History.com. Many gladiators only lived to their mid-20s, per the source.

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 ...

The History Of The Hoxne Hoard ... per the source. In ancient Roman times, gladiators were professional fighters who engaged in battle in front of crowded arenas. Many early gladiators were ...