Gladiator II opens in Australia and New Zealand on November 14, the U.K. on November 15, and the U.S. on November 22. Like Maximus Decimus Meridius before him, exiled heir Lucius (Paul Mescal ...

A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, ... Cicero again deployed the figure of the gladiator as a troubling symbol.

It’s thumbs-down for the forgettable ending of Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II,’ which is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff.

The palm frond was also a symbol of victory and is found on other artifacts, such as gladiator’s graves. Besides the helmet, there are other suggestions of Jewish gladiators.