After unleashing tigers in the Colosseum arena against Russell Crowe in “Gladiator,” director Ridley Scott envisioned more wild beasts for “Gladiator II” to fight Paul Mescal and the other gladiators.

In the trailer for Gladiator II, there is a hint that female fighters may be entering the Colosseum, leading many to wonder if female gladiators actually existed in Ancient Rome. Gladiator II is the ...

Twenty-four years ago, the world witnessed Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius become a hero in the arena in Gladiator. After being sold into slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator, rising the ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater was a ...