Even though it’s at least 1,500 years since the last Roman gladiators fought, thanks to TV and movies such as Spartacus (1960) and Gladiator (2000), audiences remain fascinated with them and the ...

Up to one million gladiators are thought to have died in ... lives and deaths remain fragmentary Now with the discovery of an ancient Roman burial site containing 80 skeletons thought to be ...

Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first century ... The practice began as an ancient Etruscan funeral ritual: when a tribal chief died, his warriors would make a blood sacrifice ...

Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and TV shows. He looks at the naval battle and gladiator fights depicted in "Gladiator II," starring Paul ...

The film showcased veteran actors displaying mastery in bringing Ancient Rome to life on ... As a result, he became a gladiator (hence the movie's name) to rise through the ranks and seek revenge.