Warhammer 40,000 is dystopian fiction - so when Russia says it’s issuing real, priest-blessed 40k purity seals to soldiers, ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.”In this week’s column, we’re revisiting a campy ...

Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks ...

Hannibal of Carthage (modern Tunisia), a great military strategist, led elephants through the Alps to defeat Rome.

Grasmere village is many visitors’ favourite Lakeland location at what many consider to be the heart of the Lake District. Nestled beneath Helm Crag – the Lion and the Lamb – the area is criss-crossed ...

Gladiator II begins with Numidian soldiers, men and women, taking up arms to defend their motherland against the invading ...

Break down the symbolism-laden ending of Gladiator 2 and learn about the movie's cast, review, and the threequel possibility.

The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...

A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

Are you not entertained? Films set in Ancient Rome deliver spectacle, silliness – and lots of men in leather skirts. These ...

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 ...