Take Marcus Antonius Exochus, whose story is told on his tombstone. Though much of his life and death remains a mystery, it is known that he traveled from his home of Alexandria, Egypt, to Rome in ...

In Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a tomb seemingly belonging to a Roman gladiator of the third century B.C., but were ...

In ancient Roman times, gladiators were professional fighters ... this less commonly became the case as the games continued, and as fighters underwent intense and expensive training and were ...

Of course young kids have limited patience for Italian art and history. But when they got swords in their hands, things ...

Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles ... the death of one or both fighters. Gladiator games were reformed after 27 B.C., causing the ...

Letalis is a retro RPG about wandering from town to town and doing battle with Roman galdiators in your pocket, with Pokémon style GameBoy visuals.

Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new two-part series which will uncover some of the hidden stories behind one of the ...

Our boys, ages 13, 11 and 8, tried to be game as we tromped ... 30 years ago as a Roman historical society that staged gladiator shows, the club has for years offered ancient fighting lessons.