Selfie-stick-waving influencers may feel like they are breaking new ground, but did Roman gladiators beat them to it by more than 2,000 years? Making it big on Instagram and TikTok promises income ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans considered gladiators the embodiment of amoral tyranny.

Being a Roman gladiator was a bloody business, but did all gladiators really fight to the death? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator arrives in North American cinemas on Friday.. University of B.C. instructors Dr. Charmaine Gorrie and Dr. Siobhán McElduff ...

Fearsome Roman gladiators dueling for the entertainment of a roaring amphitheater looms large in the cultural imagination, perhaps now more than ever with Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator ...

Artists have long depicted Roman gladiators battling it out against big cats as you can see in this mosaic created in A.D. 320 in Rome. However, there has never been any physical evidence to ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans ...

To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny Published: November 22, 2024 8:23am EST. John M. Oksanish, Wake Forest University. Author. John M. Oksanish ...

Neither“Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact . For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no inte ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans considered gladiators the embodiment of amoral tyranny.