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 ...

These were more than life-and-death entertainment bouts: gladiators weren’t simply celebrities of ancient Rome. Instead ... “Celadus the Thracian gladiator is the delight of all the girls ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...

From famed French author Jean-Pierre Pecau and legendary artist Max Von Fafner comes a tale of a gladiator's quest for ...