While not everything Hollywood depicts in movies is accurate, what is true is that Roman slaves could win their freedom in ...

An incredible rediscovery in the archives has brought to light the only known visual representation of a female beast hunter fighting in the Roman arena. The 1,700-year-old mosaic from Reims, France, ...

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 barley-based meals ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have deteriorated ...

ROME, Italy (WKRC) - The Roman Colosseum will see action for the first time in almost 2,000 years thanks to Airbnb's new sweepstakes, but some have called the event "demeaning" and "a publicity stunt.