The character of Maximus Decimus Meridius in Ridley Scott's 2000 film Gladiator has become an iconic figure in popular ...

Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that ...

COMMENT: A vast new migrant detention centre in a remote part of the Florida Everglades – where would-be escapees are ...

The Oscar winner headlined the Mediterrane Film Festival’s closing Golden Bee Awards alongside honorees Jeremy Thomas and ...

Starz has unveiled the first images for the spinoff series of Spartacus, while showrunner Steven S. DeKnight explains new ...

Throughout the summer holidays, come along and meet a Roman soldier, train with gladiators, or join the Roman bootcamp. You can even handle some real Roman objects. Explore the wonders of the universe ...

In "Gladiator II," much fuss is made about the parentage of Lucius Verus. But who was actually the father of the real-life Lucius?

Creator Steven DeKnight explains how the original drama "cast a huge shadow over everything," and why Liam McIntyre isn't ...

From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...