Less violent than the gladiators, chariot racing was still an extreme, dangerous sport, in which drivers could die. The teams attracted fierce passions from their supporters. The Circus Maximus ...

And, in that spirit, all the movies are getting a thumbs-up or thumbs-down ranking, evaluating both how good of a movie they are and how much of the movie is about gladiators. (Chariot racing ...

While archaeologists have long been unearthing mass-produced memorabilia featuring the fierce battles of ancient Roman gladiators, rarely do they come across artifacts that depict specific fighters ...

Gladiators would be sent to the arena – named ... the popularity of the games continued and, along with chariot races, would form the backbone of public entertainment for centuries to come.

Gladiators came from many different backgrounds ... before other spectacles such as chariot racing took over. After the Western Roman Empire began to collapse in the late fourth century, Rome ...

the chariot races, the gladiator fights and a villa in the countryside. Along the way we explore a wealth of stories - some true, some imagined: Romulus and Remus, Boudicca, Pompeii - as well as ...