With its stunning hilltop view of Lesbos across Aegean waters, the ancient city of Assos makes for a thrilling travel ...

I didn’t have the highest hopes for Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator. Granted, I enjoyed his 2000 Roman epic, but his ...

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena ...

From reds to whites and merlots to sauvignon blancs, France is wine country. The 8,000-year-old tradition took root in France ...

Ridley Scott was eager for his movie "Gladiator II" to be as faithful as possible to real history, but he's blunt on whether ...

Several decades ago, a national park was declared for some fifty square miles surrounding Troy and UNESCO declared it a World ...

Researchers in Egypt have uncovered a complete pylon from a Ptolemaic-era temple complex in Sohag. Pylons (Greek: Πυλών) were monumental gateways or tower-like structures, and this one dates back to ...

A 2,000-year-old charred fig found near Dublin offers groundbreaking evidence of trade between ancient Rome and Ireland.

The original Gladiator debuted nearly 25 years ago, winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Now, director Ridley ...

Online holiday rental platform Airbnb on Wednesday started raffling off tickets for gladiator-style fights at Rome's iconic ...

Rich in Roman history, fine dining and therapeutic thermal waters, Bormio is backed by world-class ski slopes that will play ...

This crisis disrupted the global supply chain and forced many ships to instead circle Africa and pass the Cape of Good Hope. This has precedent in Ancient Rome, such as when Sextus Pompey used his ...