Female gladiators were a rarity in Ancient Rome, but the role they played was fascinating. Read on to find out more.

(Chariot racing was the Formula 1 of ancient Rome.) Just like sports fans today, the Romans loved. souvenirs—like this amber gladiator helmet, found in London. Most gladiators didn’t fight to ...

The gladiator and his helmet were probably brought to Britain ... Such environments were often the most favoured locations for ancient votive gifts to the gods. But what isn't known is who buried ...

This tiny Roman gladiator figurine used to be the ... who wore heavy armor and covered his face with a helmet. English Heritage In ancient Rome, the fighters’ games were a popular form of ...

New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia. The artefact, which will ...

But was the helmet worn by a Jewish gladiator? Did Jewish gladiators even exist? But many have occupied themselves with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator ... an ancient Roman helmet turned up ...

But was the helmet worn by a Jewish gladiator? Did Jewish gladiators even exist? It’s at least as likely that Jews took to the arena in ancient Rome as it was that gladiators fought sharks ...

In the relief, the familiar domes of two combat helmets lay forgotten ... Severus in 200 C.E., blotted from Roman history, and overlooked in both “Gladiator II” and its predecessor, it seems ...

The archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii ... the second one was a Thracian gladiator. Thracian gladiators wore helmets like the one depicting a palm tree and carried a short ...

The helmet was made from an unusually high ... of large-scale gladiatorial displays and where the ancient world's most famous gladiator, Spartacus, was based. Investigations by Latin inscriptions ...