Next month sees the release of ­Gladiator II in cinemas, starring the muscle-bound Irishman Paul ­Mescal as Lucius, son of ...

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

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 ...

Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...

Like the Roman Colosseum, the arenas of ancient Anatolia were not solely venues for gladiatorial combat but also hosted animal hunts called venationes. These events began early in the day and ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, ...

Your support makes all the difference. A newly unearthed tomb of a Roman gladiator in Turkey contains the bones of 12 unidentified people but lacks his remains. The find sheds more light on the ...

Inside a basilica in Turkey, researchers have unearthed a bone-filled tomb that may have belonged to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates and was later repurposed for a dozen people. Archaeologists ...

The Roman gladiator buried in the tomb was named Euphrates ... Gladiators would typically engage in one on one combat, under the monitoring of a referee, according to The Colosseum's website.

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb.