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Gladiator II explores the allure and dangers of political power, focusing on those who rise from the fringes of society to become central figures in the Roman Empire. Like its Oscar-winning ...

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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 ...

April Bowlby became a household name for her role as Kandi, the lovable and ditsy second wife of Alan Harper, on the hit CBS ...

The real history of Jewish gladiators, from Reish Lakish to Kirk Douglas. In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash.

The original Gladiator film starred Russell Crowe ... The film followed Maximus (Crowe), a Roman army general who seeks to avenge the loss of his family against the devious emperor Commodus ...