In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, workshops, ...

Even if historical films like Gladiator II, debuting Friday, are inaccurate on key points, CU Boulder Department of Classics Assistant Teaching Professor Travis Rupp sees value in them as a gateway to ...

History claims the Romans invented the gladiator sandal to better traverse their vast empire on foot. But in typical accessories fashion, what was once a functional wardrobe staple quickly grew into a ...

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 ...

75 BCE, Spartacus, a soldier enslaved by Rome and forced into gladiatorial combat leads fellow gladiators in a daring escape. Disaffected slaves join him, sparking a massive rebellion that defeats ...