“Gladiator’s wages could be anything from 10 to 17 times the annual salary of a Roman soldier for a single bout.” Some used this nest egg to eventually buy their freedom.

If you have seen Roman gladiators depicted on TV or in movies, you probably saw them in an arena with lions. Gladiators have also been immortalized in artwork that has shown them fighting big cats.

Close your eyes. You’ll see what I mean. It’s not hard to conjure the image of the Roman gladiator. He probably looks like Russell Crowe, clad in leather, dust, and blood. Or perhaps he ...

In Turkey, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of a Roman gladiator dating back to the third century B.C., with the remains of 12 individuals inside. The tomb was unearthed during the ...

The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 years. The findings offer ...

Was a monkey really the right hand (OK, paw) of a Roman emperor? One of the most striking scenes in "Gladiator II" is when Caracalla, who has become sole emperor after killing his brother ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman knife with a handle carved into the figure of a gladiator has been found by archaeologists in England, Live Science reported. The dagger has a handle cast from carved copper ...