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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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These Countries Stopped the Roman Empire Dead in Its Tracks
The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...