A special touring exhibition dedicated to Roman gladiator combat, supported by the British Museum, has opened in Dorchester, ...

The real history of Jewish gladiators, from Reish Lakish to Kirk Douglas. In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash.

New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator ...

With the gladiatrix banned by Septimius Severus in 200 C.E., blotted from Roman history, and overlooked in both “Gladiator II” and its predecessor, it seems we’re still not ready for a woman ...

Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in ...

"Gladiator II" takes a similar approach: plucking out a few tasty morsels of documented Roman history, and then adding a lot of embellishments. Read more: The 101 Best Action Movies Ever Joint ...

It explores the ‘over-looked’ and misunderstood history of gladiators within Britain with a nod to their lives in Dorset. Visitors to the Dorchester museum will be able to see historical artefacts ...

A NEW exhibition on ‘Gladiators of Britain’ has opened at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition has been brought to life by a professional partnership of the British Museum and Colchester and ...