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Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater was a stage for both bloodsport and spectacle. But the violence wasn’t always contained to the arena.

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...

What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators With Gladiator II now in theaters, archaeological discoveries reveal how Hollywood’s warriors compare to history.

But gladiator fandom extended well beyond the arena. In the summer of 2019, archaeologists uncovered a tavern in Pompeii that had been decorated to show the bloody outcome of a gladiator fight.

This is how Pompeii looked before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius We must go back to noon on August 24, 79 A.D., when a huge eruption of “Vesuvius,” a volcano located off the Gulf of Naples ...

This year, the Pompeii Archaeological Park unveiled several new discoveries from the area, including a stunning blue shrine, children's drawings of gladiators, and incredible fresco paintings.