The box office success of “Gladiator II” is a reminder that many Americans are obsessed with the Roman Empire. They've been ...

The perceived homoeroticism of Gladiator II has caused much comment, but is it really such a distortion of the truth?

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Long before the rise of Rome, the Italian peninsula teemed with several different cultures, one of the most intriguing being ...

Airbnb has drawn plenty of ire in Europe of late, but now the short-term rental giant has outraged local lawmakers after ...

The excitement surrounding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II demonstrates the universal fascination that these Roman celebrities ...

A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new ...

The first movie suggested the Rome of Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor, was a fine idea gone wrong under his son ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The ...

The short-term rentals company is promising armour and sword fights at the ancient arena to a chosen few, but Rome's ...