Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

Dress a gladiator for battle in the Roman arena of death. Your choice of weapons and armour will decide whether or not he is victorious. Will the emperor grant your gladiator his freedom ...

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most bloodthirsty spectacles known to history. Depicted in Ridley Scott's epic films, the armed combatants engaged in violent public battles ...

“I see a gladiator ... of the ancient slabs incised with Rome’s city plan. Fortunately for Neubauer’s team, the Romans tended to construct new settlements in Rome’s image. “Roman society ...

The necropolis has illuminated ancient Roman funerary practices, according to the superintendent. “The area is experiencing a particularly fruitful moment in terms of archaeological research ...

According to the Roman ... in Samnite armor and forced them to fight to the death. Some scholars believe that the origins of gladiator fights can be traced more north to the ancient Etruscan ...

One of the graves found in Liternum Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per l'area metropolitana di Napoli Archaeological excavations in the ancient ... Roman society. Its ...