A Roman knife handle carved into the shape of a gladiator has been discovered in a river. The 2,000-year-old item was found in the River Tyne at Corbridge on Hadrian's Wall.

A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants.

A tiny Roman knife handle made to look like a gladiator has been found in a river near Hadrian's Wall. The intricately designed copper alloy object represents a secutor gladiator, a strong ...

The knife handle cast from copper alloy depicts a “strong muscular” gladiator armed with a helmet and shield, archaeologists said.

A Roman knife handle carved into the shape of a gladiator has been discovered in a river. The 2,000-year-old item was found in the River Tyne at Corbridge on Hadrian's Wall.

A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants.