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 ...

As a stylized version of Rome’s battlefield foe, it would make sense for this type of gladiator to use the stereotypical Thracian weapon ... been out of place on an ancient battlefield was ...

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 ...

Gladiators came from many different backgrounds. They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman society ... name from the conquered territory of Thrace (Bulgaria today).

The ancient Roman settlement of Liternum was found in 194 B.C. and thrived for about 400 years before rapidly declining and ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...

Tales of ancient Rome have long enraptured modern audiences ... Coax is soon imprisoned, sold into slavery, and forced to fight as a gladiator. Thus begins a quest for liberation and revenge ...