A NEW exhibition on ‘Gladiators of Britain’ has opened at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition has been brought to ...

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

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

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.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, what today we would call the 'marketing' of the then Roman Empire moved the gladiatorial battles from the imposing Colosseum in Rome to the southern plains of the island of ...

The Colosseum, one of the most iconic landmarks in Rome, offers an exciting glimpse into ancient history. For families ...

Did you know that in Roman slang, Gladiators would sometimes be called “barley boys”? Since they, understandably, needed to ...

A MYSTERIOUS stone carved nearly 1,700 years ago has been unearthed in a region rich with Biblical history, where Jesus is ...

The Six Nations starts here - your complete TV guide to all the matches is available in this week's Radio Times.