As historian Dan Snow recounts in a Channel 5 documentary tonight, the first fight in the Colosseum saw two warriors, Priscus and Verus, battle it out in front of Emperor Titus.

There are clips of Mescal and Pascal fighting in the Colosseum, the scheming villainy of Washington's Macrinus, and the strange, cruel faces of Quinn and Fred Hechinger as Emperors Geta and Caracalla.

However, there is a record of a rhino at the inauguration of the Colosseum in 80BC. It didn't fight men, but a bull, bear, buffalo, bison, lion and two steers.

Airbnb might not be able to arrange an overnight stay in the Colosseum, but it will let you fight there.. The vacation rental ...

A performance of "seasoned gladiators" fighting in the Colosseum; A spread of grapes, pomegranates, almonds, and walnuts (the announcement said "you cannot afford to be gluttonous") ...

Fighting to the death is rarely, if ever, a smart course of action. We prefer a strongly worded email. Or, if necessary, a stern admonishing in person. Once the swords and shields come out, that's ...

Gladiator II imagines that the legendary emperor Marcus Aurelius’s illegitimate grandson winds up as a slave and gladiator in Rome’s Colosseum after his city-state is conquered. A top ...

To sum up a couple of hours of brutal fighting (the Colosseum has never looked more dangerous) and vicious betrayal (courtesy of Denzel Washington as the savagely conniving Macrinus), "Gladiator ...

In anticipation of Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel to 'Gladiator,' Airbnb is hosting a limited experience where guests become "warriors" and train in the "art of gladiator combat," PEOPLE can ...

The Colosseum dates back to 72 A.D. and was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire, a place where thousands gathered to watch gladiators fight. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ...