Up to one million gladiators are thought to have died in arenas across the Roman Empire. And, although fascination with gladiators has been high, the details of their lives and deaths remain fragmentary. Now, with the discovery of an ancient Roman burial site containing 80 skeletons thought to be gladiator warriors, National Geographic recreates the world of the Roman arena and how six gladiators lived, fought and died.

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Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious ...

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic conseq...

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A series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imp...

Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has le...

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lyg...

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