The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...
A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...
Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found a bronze helmet, with a circular brim, ...
Much like modern-day football hooliganism, gladiator fandom could be weaponised in intercommunal violence. In a 59BC ...
Dr. Racette-Campbell, a classics professor at the University of Winnipeg, is the author of “The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus.” For a modern audience, it’s tempting to ...
These were more than life-and-death entertainment bouts: gladiators weren’t simply celebrities of ancient Rome. Instead, they were that most rare of figures: someone who could change their life ...
suggesting that popular fascination with the ancient fighters reached the edges of the empire Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent This tiny Roman gladiator figurine used to be the handle on a ...
When we think of ancient Rome, gladiator fights are often top of mind. And yet, very little is known about these Colosseum battles, which is what arguably makes them great fodder for imaginative ...
The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote "a more ...