At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

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 ...

Despite the fame and notoriety attached to gladiators, they were still considered to be lowly types, and Roman citizens of good standing wouldn’t want their sons or daughters becoming one.

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an extensive Roman settlement in northwestern Germany — beyond the borders of the ...

Some of which would have been familiar to a Roman gladiator ... than life-and-death entertainment bouts: gladiators weren’t simply celebrities of ancient Rome. Instead, they were that most ...

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

Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first ... gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization. Given they belonged to such a civilized and sophisticated ...

When you think of gladiators, you probably imagine ancient Rome and huge crowds gathered ... gladiator battles were once staged in the UK, in Roman-occupied Britain. It comes after a 2,000-year ...

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 ...