Several lines of evidence, including historical records and artistic depictions, suggest that female gladiators did exist in ...

Dr. Racette-Campbell, a classics professor at the University of Winnipeg, is the author of “The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus.” For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the ...

In an interview lasting for more than an hour, classicist Mary Beard shares her knowledge & experience about how the picture ...

Historical records, pictures and statues reveal female fighters slugged it out in arenas just like men - but with less body ...

Gladiator is about a general-turned-gladiator named Maximus (Russell Crowe), who was created just for the film. He is likely a fictionalized combination of the historical general Marcus Nonius ...

Tales of ancient Rome have long enraptured modern audiences. Many movies and television series have examined the rise and fall of the empire and those who led it. Many comics have explored the setting ...

Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher talk to The Hollywood Reporter about May Calamawy and other cut scenes ("You have to see what works and what's essential"), how the epic follow-up is resonating with ...

Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal face off in "Gladiator II." Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal face off in "Gladiator II." Credit: Paramount Pictures Reteaming with Napoleon and All The Money In the World ...

W elcome to a new monthly bonus edition of Plot Twist. I think about ancient Rome more than most (so much so that I’ve ...