The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

with the first recorded Roman gladiator games in the 3rd century BC. What's also unknown is how this individual died, or if he was killed during one of the public battles. Each gladiator fight ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

The Arena of Nimes - one of the world’s best-preserved Roman-built colosseums - is the home of this weekend’s edition of UTS, ...

The deceased were interred there in several ways, including funerary urns set within about 20 plastered niches cut into the walls ...

The finding suggests that Liternum was not only a residential area but also a resting place for gladiators after their ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...