What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, archaeologists and historians ...

Wondering which performances to attend over the coming season? Jack Pepper provides a rundown of what’s on in the UK, Europe, North America and beyond ...

Gladiatorial games were among the most dramatic spectacles of ancient Rome, but how were they actually organized and staged? In this video, we uncover the logistics behind the arenas—from recruiting ...

Guided by the traditions of thermal baths that once defined Mediterranean life, L’Esprit des Thermes offers a journey of ...

The artifacts and artworks on display paint a refreshingly broad picture of Roman life in the northern reaches of the Empire.

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where spectators likely watched gladiator fights and animal hunts with bated ...

Italian archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse submerged underwater – and it may have belonged to Rome ...

Find out what we thought of our adventures under Rome in our Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants review.

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II as well as ancient Roman history circa 200 CE. Ridley Scott’s historical action film Gladiator II has arrived, and as with the 2000 original starring ...

An agricultural complex of magnificent proportions and unusual architectural richness, dating back approximately 1,600 years, ...

Chariot races, gladiators, theater, baths, street food, games and festivals: how Romans relaxed, and where to see the remains in Rome today ...

One of the famous brothels in ancient Pompeii was called the Lupanare (Latin for wolf’s den). Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this was a two-story building built just years before the destruction of ...