Archaeological evidence suggests the existence of "Gladiatrix," female gladiators who competed in ancient Rome.

What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, archaeologists and historians are slowly fleshing out the details of ancient gladiator fights. Some ...

Warning: this article contains spoilers for the Gladiator franchise.Ridley Scott's Gladiatorand Gladiator II contain some of the greatest battles and fight scenes that have been captured on film in ...

Ancient Rome’s retiarius vs secutor: inside the colosseum’s most popular fight. Among gladiator classes commonly seen in the ancient Roman ring, one of the more popular matchups were between the ...

Romans dreamed a lot about gladiators. Many imagined they were fighting themselves, down in the sandy arena, amid roaring crowds and trumpets. Such dreams in youth indicated what your future wife ...

The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male brown bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, which resulted in an ...

The scientists have discovered a “fragmented bear skull” that bears the markings of a gladiator’s weapon. What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, ...

The retiarius was a newer class of gladiator. Fighting without a helmet, he was an everyman, a simple fisherman. -So, he has two weapons, which are pretty iconic. He's got a trident over here and a ...