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

The Emperor Nero sent out a Roman expedition to find the Nile's source some 2,000 years before Victorian explorers reached ...

To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to ...

Just how true to what actually happened is the new “Gladiator” sequel? Our historians weigh in. This is our Roman ...

In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.

Gladiator II director Ridley Scott famously does not care about historical accuracy in his films but we had to ask.

Buried in the acidic soil of an island off the coast of France sat the ruins of a 1,900-year-old pottery workshop. Despite ...

Ridley Scott has been fiddling with a 'Gladiator' sequel since the original film arrived in theaters (and won five Oscars) in ...

A visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond will provide a connection between coins of the Roman and Greek period with art works of the times.

An ancient Roman road has been unearthed directly beneath modern-day London's Old Kent Road. It would have been used by ...

A remarkable and “signficant” find from 1800 years ago has answered a huge question many of us have pondered about Jesus.