Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first century – so famous that free men queued to take their chances in the arena. Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often ...

In addition to several on-set romances (with host Ulrika Jonsson and fellow Gladiator Jet), Hunter was most famous for his long blonde hair. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: “When I did ...

After reading about the Roman gladiator buried in England who was found to have Scandinavian DNA, read the stories of some of ...

To protect themselves, gladiators formed a close-knit brotherhood and would club together to pay for the funerals of fallen comrades. The Colosseum in Rome: History's most famous amphitheatre The ...

III. One famous gladiator turned the offer of freedom down – four times. His name was Flamma, the Muhammad Ali of his time, who fought 34 times during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second ...

You don't have to be one of those people who can't go a single day without thinking about the Roman Empire to know about the ...

The BBC programme is known for its thrilling contests and dramatic moments, with viewers tuning in each week to watch the famous Gladiators compete against ordinary contestants in a series of ...