However, as I discuss in my book, Vitruvian Man: Rome Under Construction, the gladiator represented something else altogether. The most famous martyr of the Roman republic -- Marcus Tullius Cicero ...

Successful gladiators ... so famous that free men queued to take their chances in the arena. Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization.

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most bloodthirsty spectacles known to history. Depicted in Ridley Scott's epic films, the armed combatants engaged in violent public battles ...

Gladiators came from many different backgrounds. They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman society ... for their fighting prowess. III. One famous gladiator turned the offer of freedom ...

Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

The necropolis has illuminated ancient Roman funerary practices, according to the superintendent. “The area is experiencing a particularly fruitful moment in terms of archaeological research ...

“I see a gladiator school ... found in 1562 on one of the ancient slabs incised with Rome’s city plan. Fortunately for Neubauer’s team, the Romans tended to construct new settlements ...

The deceased were interred there in several ways, including funerary urns set within about 20 plastered niches cut into the ...

Researchers identified the burial spot at the dig site (pictured) as a gladiator tomb thanks to ... a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located ...