In Those Who Are About to Die, Harry Sidebottom recounts a story told by St Augustine of a pupil who detested the games but ...

The Colosseum is still a dominant fixture in the Roman cityscape. It was named one of the New Wonders of the World in 2007.

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 ...

Gladiator fighting probably began around 260BC in a region to the south of Rome, near to modern-day Naples, writes Dan Snow Just like in the movies, the games here would be the ultimate spectacle.

Not far down the road, modern gladiators of the water are continuing a tradition in the "Eternal City." Following the opening of the Colosseum there commenced 100 consecutive days of games and ...

ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to ...

Eight of the platform’s users and their plus-ones will be able to participate in faux gladiator fights after the Colosseum’s closing time on May 7-8, taking the same underground route used by ...

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb.