In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most ... gladiators ('secutors') facing those bearing lighter armor ('retiarius'). At venues, gladiatorial combat was just one part of what ...

Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first ... gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization. Given they belonged to such a civilized and sophisticated ...

Secutors, a Latin word for pursuers, were — according to CNN —fully armored and would be often matched with a “retiarius ... Roman Empire,” she added. According to the historian ...

Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...