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

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 ...

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 ...

Those who want to see Rome from a fresh perspective on their vacation should make plans to take part in this fun, underrated ...

By the time my husband and our three sons reached Rome, the fourth major city on ... she would be our Lanista – an owner and trainer of gladiators. Unlike the other museums we visited in Italy ...

The other rare mentions of rhinos in Rome are of those in menageries ... Those who fought the beasts were not gladiators but specially trained hunters (venatores) armed with spears.

Channel 5 has commissioned a brand-new two-part series on the Colosseum, hosted by presenter and historian Dan Snow.

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

OUT of the ashes of Russell Crowe’s legendary performance in Gladiator as Maximus, Decimus Meridius, rises Ridley Scott’s ...

Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new two-part series which will uncover some of the hidden stories behind one of the ...

Of course young kids have limited patience for Italian art and history. But when they got swords in their hands, things ...