Famous Gladiators and Gladiator Fights
Some of the most famous gladiators were Carpophorus, Flamma, Crixus, and Spartacus. Carpophorus was famous for fighting animals and has...


Timeline of Gladiators
105BC- First gladiator games. 590AD- A riot in Pompeii results in a 10 year ban of gladiator fighting in Pompeii. 72AD- The start of the...


Lifestyle of Gladiators
Gladiators were regular citizens of Rome, yet they had very different lives than we do today. Many gladiators were slaves, having no...


Armor: What Gladiators Wore When Fighting
Roman gladiators fought each other generally to the death, so they had to wear armor. They wore many things to protect themselves,...


What is a Gladiator??
Back during the Roman Empire, there were no sports. People craved for entertainment, but without sports it was hard to do so. Then in 264...