Neither “Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial ...

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator schools called ludus. Their diet was predominantly vegetarian, featuring ...

But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and their bodies were viewed by their republic-minded contemporaries. In the films, the brawny biceps of gladiators ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This Roman-era relief depicts two female gladiators fighting each other in Halicarnassus, an ...

It’s a popular sight on television and in movies. Many of us have seen it in paintings or ancient frescoes. Gladiators battling lions for the glory of being in the arena were a popular spectacle of ...

ROME, Italy — 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 ...

Tales of gladiators going head-to-head with ferocious lions in ancient Rome's coliseum are legendary. Scenes of such deadly combat have been portrayed in stories, paintings, and mosaics (a Man versus ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...