Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
Archaeologists have made a number of intriguing discoveries in the sewers beneath the ancient gladiatorial arena.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient amphitheater similar to the Colosseum in Rome.
Archaeologists have uncovered the first gladiator training facility to be found outside of Rome.
A study of the ruins of Carnuntum in Austria has revealed the remains of a school for gladiators.
The remains of a huge gladiator from 1600 years ago have been discovered by workmen in York.
An ancient site in Turkey is believed to be the land where gladiators would have lived when they retired.
The remains of a female gladiator from the Roman occupation of Britain have been found in Herefordshire.
The world's best-preseved Roman gladiator graveyard has been unearthed in England.
A gladiator helmet dating back 2000 years that was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii has been revealed as part of an ex...