Did you know that over four centuries, the Colosseum saw 400,000 people die in gladiatorial games? This shows the huge scale of violence and the Colosseum’s deep impact on ancient Roman culture. Built ...

“The omission of armed battle between single gladiators at Herod’s games may have been a concession ... Jews had a complex and rocky relationship with ancient Rome, which went through several ...

Evidence shows us that women gladiators fought in front of baying crowds in Ancient Rome. Who were these women? How would these fights have played out? And what did the rest of Rome think of women ...

Scott’s decision to tweak history for the film’s climax paid off. In Gladiator, Commodus’ death was more poetic—he was killed by Maximus in a final fight, with the Praetorian Guard turning their backs ...

Gladiator II "continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome." “Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius ...

Following the peculiar 2023 biopic, “Napoleon,” director Ridley Scott delivered a sequel to one of his most famous movies ...