Gladiators battling lions for the glory of being in the arena were a popular spectacle of life in ancient Rome. At least, we ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Roman texts and artworks are full of depictions of gladiators, the men who fought each other or wild animals to entertain large audiences in amphitheaters. However, because the Romans cremated their ...

"Gladiator II" hits theaters ... in Hechinger and Quinn's chilling costume design -- which is laden with gaudy gold jewelry -- a stark contrast with the Roman people starving outside of the ...

Russell Crowe in the 2000 film Gladiator ... a Roman legionary outpost in 71AD. Picture: iStock “Overall, the osteological evidence provides us with a picture of young or middle aged men ...