And the Romans didn’t sculpt bone-white statues; they painted them using an array of colors. But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and their bodies ...

But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and their bodies were viewed by their republic-minded contemporaries. In the films, the brawny biceps of ...

Many Roman statues appear starkly white today. Yet in antiquity, these sculptures were adorned with bright paints and intricate patterns, bringing them vividly to life. Ancient Rome maintains a ...

And the Romans didn't sculpt bone-white statues; they painted them using an array of colors. But I'm most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and their bodies ...

The stage area and the remains of the backdrop, known as the scaenae frons, are still visible. The theater could accommodate around 3,000 spectators. Adjacent to the ruin are remnants of ancient Roman ...

Researchers have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman forum at an archaeological site in Spain. The forum was revealed during excavations conducted at the ruins of Ocuri, a Roman city located ...

The ancient theater of Epidaurus was designed by Polykleitos in the 4th century BC. The original thirty-four rows were extended in Roman times by another twenty-one rows. It seats up to fourteen ...

Who were Caracalla and Geta, the Unhinged Roman Brother Emperors Depicted in Gladiator II? Michael Hanaghan /The Conversation When Gladiator I was released in 2000, I was a high school Classics ...

Ancient Rome was full of master builders and engineers. The fruits of their labors can still be seen in the aqueducts they built—which still function to this day—as well as the Pantheon ...

According to Mary Beard, classicist and author of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, most of that time would have been spent in transit to Rome from present-day York, U.K., where ...