Rome has unveiled a revamped piazza at the Colosseum, using new travertine marble to mark the spots where ancient columns ...

Crowds once mingled below two tall arcades supported by 164-foot-tall columns. But due to earthquakes and unstable foundations, these architectural elements collapsed long ago ...

A flood in Apollosa, Italy, revealed limestone blocks carved with reliefs of battling gladiators that were part of a monument ...

The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate ...

A monumental Roman tomb featuring gladiatorial scenes has been uncovered along the Via Appia, offering a rare glimpse into ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental Roman funerary complex near the town of Apollosa in southern Italy’s Benevento province. The discovery of ancient gladiator carvings from the Roman era came ...

Modern football, much like the ancient Roman Colosseum, serves as both a form of entertainment and a means of engaging and influencing the masses. In contemporary society, football matches and leagues ...

Denzel Washington's Hannibal Netflix epic, directed by Antoine Fuqua, is set to start shooting in Italy this summer.

An actual historical figure who appears in "Gladiator" is Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose real-life reign had some major ...

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 ...