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

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...

Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first century – so famous that free ... gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization. Given they belonged to ...

In early Roman Britain, the key individuals who ... ethos it represented - was almost certainly worn by a leading 1st century gladiator who would have been watched by senior members of the ...

By the first century, gladiators were in such high demand that even Roman citizens began volunteering to fight. It seems a violent death was a risk worth taking for them. VIII. The strangest ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...

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