Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination.

The 47-year-old US citizen living in Taiwan somehow turned a casual Friday at the Piazza del Colosseo into his own personal ...

Before Paul Mescal donned his armor in Gladiator II, Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix faced off 25 years ago in Gladiator; ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

From the haunting corridors of the Nostromo to the bustling streets of New York, here we rank Ridley Scott's best movies.

In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

A forensic artist has recreated the face of the Roman gladiator who was mauled by a lion in York. Last week, scientists ...

Roman epic, Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, is widely considered a cinematic classic - but one of the movie's most iconic ...

Movie lovers are only just discovering that a memorable scene from the 2000 film Gladiator was actually "unplanned". And, ...

A handful of misfit “superheroes” – the weaker ones that can’t fly, won’t behave and don’t have any paid endorsements – have ...

Taylor Swift’s new fascination with ancient coin jewelry shines a spotlight on Roman denarii, historical talismans—and maybe ...

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.