There is a moment in "Gladiator II" when Paul Mescal's gladiator Lucius has decided upon a course of action and, jaw clenched and biceps flexing in steely determination, he is led to a secret ...

Thraex gladiators had lighter armour and were more nimble ... The best seat in the house, unsurprisingly, was reserved for the Emperor. He had a royal box containing a bisellium or special ...

The standard gladiatorial combat was not two people with same weapons and armour ... In the first century AD, the emperor Domitian, a fan of the murmillo gladiators, is said to have had a man ...

In what feels like an echo in eternity, the "Gladiator 2" trailer has finally ... fought by the legendary slave that defied an emperor, Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe).

Although most gladiators were slaves, the industry had such an aura of glory that at least seven emperors tried their hand at gladiatorial combat, often watched by vast crowds. The Hawkedon helmet ...