Very few know that a Piazza Navona existed a real artificial lake: No warship, however, nor gladiators in action, only ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

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A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

As I scroll through my phone, absorbing the relentless updates about the Iran-Israel conflict, I'm confronted by images that blur the line between reality ...

In ancient Rome, damnatio ad bestias —Latin for “condemnation to beasts”—was a common form of punishment for criminals, Christians, and others at arenas before gladiatorial games.

Gladiator fights were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome, and the fighters were most often slaves, prisoners and, on occasion, volunteers. There are murals and mosaics depicting ...

Step into the brutal and fascinating world of Ancient Rome’s gladiators. This animated documentary explores the origins, daily lives, diets, and battles of these iconic warriors, tracing the ...

Around 2017 he was studying human remains uncovered during a 2004 excavation of Driffield Terrace—a site in York, England, that evidence suggests was a gladiator burial ground during the Roman ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...

Here’s what the scholars and evidence have to say. Did gladiator battles take place in ancient Israel? Public spectacles, including games and gladiatorial battles, were a central part of Roman life.