Yes, many of the characters in ‘Gladiator’ and its new sequel are based on actual figures from ancient Rome Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring ...

"The greatest temple Rome ever built - the Colosseum. Because this is what they believe in... power." Yes it is time. Paramount Pictures has finally unveiled the first official trailer for Ridley ...

The Colchester vase, crafted around A.D. 175, on display at Colchester Castle Museum in the U.K. Vivid depictions of battling gladiators on a clay vase are the first concrete evidence that these ...

Bite marks found in a Roman-era skeleton are the first physical evidence of “human-animal gladiatorial combat,” archeologists said in a new study. Teeth imprints of a large cat were found in the ...

Gladiator II might seem too wild to be believed — Colosseum rhinos and baboons and sharks, oh my! — but it’s based on real-life Roman history and people. Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an ...

A new analysis of the famous Colchester vase indicates that gladiators fought in Roman Britain during the second century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...