Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one ... It's thought there were thousands of individual gladiators in Roman history, with the first recorded Roman gladiator games in the 3rd century ...

While excavating the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., archaeologists recently uncovered drawings of an intense gladiator battle on a ...

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.

Picture: Soprintendenza ABAP per l’Area Metropolitana di Napoli Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a ...

Aerial photography identified intriguing forms in a field outside the ancient ... first time that gladiators could recover from harsh, demanding training in a fully equipped Roman bath.” ...

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 ...

The assembly hall at the ancient Hellenistic city of Stratonikeia, also known as the “City of Gladiators,” is restored to its ...

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