The Colosseum was the largest amphitheater built in ancient Rome.The massive arena held thousands of spectators, who packed the stands to watch gladiators battle to the death and fight exotic ...

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena with water and bringing in “horses and bulls and some other ...

Gladiators were the rock stars of the Roman Empire. But what was gladiator combat like? ... Lucky for you, here's a list explaining the real deal with what went on in the arena. It's pretty crazy.

Those About To Die, a 10-episode epic drama from Peacock, takes us inside the arena where gladiators fought for glory and freedom. And while they fought, the people of Rome happily watched on and ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have ...

Artists have long depicted Roman gladiators battling it out against big cats as you can see in this mosaic created in A.D. 320 in Rome. However, there has never been any physical evidence to ...

While Maximus' story ended in Gladiator, it's now his Commodus' nephew Lucius (this time around played by Paul Mescal) to take to the arena against the Roman general Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal).

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal grab their swords and prepare for battle in the new trailer for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II. The three-minute (!) clip offers a comprehensive and intriguing look at ...

The Roman gladiatrix, though, is a well-kept secret. She has appeared in few pieces of media, among them a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” — the famous ...

The Real History Behind Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena The “Gladiator” sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe’s ...