“A wooden ramp slid into that slot, allowing the animal to climb from ... led to the Ludus Magnus—the gladiator training ground and barracks just east of the Colosseum. "Its complexity was ...

The scenes in Gladiator 2 that depict combatants riding rhinos in the Colosseum may be artistic licence, but it’s true that exotic animals including rhinos, elephants, bulls, bears, lions ...

With a circumference of 573 yards and sitting on marshland, experts say the Colosseum is an engineering wonder … not to mention an animal and human rights atrocity. Not only were gladiators ...

Finally, the Bestiarii fought wild animals. The games were so popular that successful gladiators could become extremely rich and very famous. As a result, while most gladiators were condemned ...

Gladiators only fought each other. Often shows would feature wild animals - including lions, tigers, bears, leopards, elephants, crocodiles, and even giraffes - fighting each other. And there were ...

The Arena of Nimes - one of the world’s best-preserved Roman-built colosseums - is the home of this weekend’s edition of UTS, ...

With a circumference of 573 yards and sitting on marshland, experts say the Colosseum is an engineering wonder … not to mention an animal and human rights atrocity. Not only were gladiators ...