Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England
The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the ...
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How Ancient Greeks Trained the Gladiators of Rome
Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...
The Roman knife that shows gladiators reached Scottish border
The tiny figure of a mysterious left-handed gladiator has been found near Hadrian’s Wall proving that celebrity fighters were ...
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If you think about the Roman Empire every day, Citadelum is for you
After playing the new city-builder game Citadelum for just over four hours, I can definitively say that it’s right for a specific kind of person: those who are obsessed with the Roman Empire.
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‘Remarkable’ 2,000-year-old gladiator knife handle discovery shows Rome’s reach
Gladiatorial games were a cornerstone of Roman public entertainment, held in amphitheaters across the empire from 105 BCE to ...
How much do you know about the Roman Empire?
From emperors and conspiracies to gladiatorial games and daily life—see how well you know the empire that shaped the ancient ...
8 things people get wrong about ancient Rome
Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...