Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher talk to The Hollywood Reporter about May Calamawy and other cut scenes ("You have to see what ...

Marcus Aurelius’ “dream of Rome” is at the heart of Gladiator II and Lucius’ plight. Did the dream of Rome really die with ...

Ancient Rome was a man’s world. In politics, society and the family, men held both the power and the purse-strings – they even decided whether a baby would live or die. Families were dominated ...

An ancient marble thoroughfare and shards of classical pottery are on display in the city of Thessaloniki's new underground "archaeo-stations" Sonja Anderson A metal detectorist in England ...

The ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time, yet their warfare tactics and leadership during battle were quite different. Military might was very important for ancient ...

Gladiators depicted in a painting by Jean Léon Gérôme. Credit: Jean Léon Gérôme / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Roman gladiatorial games were a far cry from the Olympic and theatrical pursuits ...

Gladiator II, director Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 classic, revives the grandeur and brutality of ancient Rome. The new chapter sees protagonist Lucius ... The production was a collaboration ...

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Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

When one imagines life in the ancient Roman army, it’s easy to conjure images of historic, bloody battles fought at close range. But, as this video from the British Museum details, life in the Roman ...

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The next morning a “large number gathers” (that is as specific as the historical record gets on this) on the town green with ...