While not everything Hollywood depicts in movies is accurate, what is true is that Roman slaves could win their freedom in ...

An 1,800-year-old mosaic fragment featuring a topless leopard fighter confirmed that female gladiators battled animals in the ...

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 barley-based meals ...