Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator schools called ludus. Their diet was predominantly vegetarian, featuring ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era knife handle shaped like a gladiator in the River Tyne near Corbridge Roman Town, located along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. Believed to be ...

(CNN) — 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. The ...

Fearsome Roman gladiators dueling for the entertainment of a roaring amphitheater looms large in the cultural imagination, perhaps now more than ever with Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator sequel, ...