gladiators Archive

Were There Gladiators In Roman Britain? An Expert Reviews The Evidence

AncientPages.com | March 14, 2023

AncientPages.com - In 1853, a Roman vase was found being used as a container for ashes in a grave outside Roman Colchester. Dating to the later second century AD, it

Archaeology

Colchester Vase Offers ‘Startling’ Evidence Of Gladiator Fights In Roman Britain

AncientPages.com | March 6, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The latest analysis of the ancient Colchester vase offers evidence that gladiator fights took place in Britain in the late second century A.D.

Spartacus: The Rise And Fall Of An Unlikely Hero

AncientPages.com | October 4, 2022

AncientPages.com - Spartacus, a lowly barbarian slave whose rebellion ultimately proved a failure and whose followers died in the most ignominious of fashions, has become a modern symbol

Taverns, amphitheater and gladiator school, view from the city wall of Carnuntum – visualization (c) LBI ArchPro, 7reasons

Archaeology

New Discoveries Regarding Gladiatorial Games In Roman City Of Carnuntum

AncientPages.com | April 7, 2017

AncientPages.com - Researchers, using ground penetrating radar, have now done a complete scan of the ancient town of Carnuntum located east of Vienna, Austria. The research has revealed, without

One of the skeletons excavated by York Archaeological Trust at Driffield Terrace (credit: York Archaeological Trust)

Archaeology

Secrets Of Ancient Skeletons Found In York – Who Were They And Where Did They Come From?

AncientPages.com | January 20, 2016

AncientPages.com - An international team of researchers used cutting edge genome technology to solve a mystery that has puzzled archaeologists for more than a decade. Did the skeletons belong to gladiators, soldiers