As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.
We’re left with 13 gladiator movies — many of which are extremely Christian and many of which have gay undertones (not ...
Nothing beats standing on the spot where history happened and as a charity, English Heritage ensures more than 400 of its sites, including ...
He’s the mythical Celtic warlord who held out against the Anglo-Saxon invasion of what would come to be called England. His ...
The 2nd-century Roman cremation vessel features intricate scenes of gladiatorial battles and is one of the earliest pieces of ...
A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...
Archaeologists make breakthrough on route of one of Britain’s longest Roman roads with ‘remarkable’ discovery - A ...
A 2,000-year-old Roman knife with a handle carved into the figure of a gladiator has been found by archaeologists in England, ...
Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European continent.
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...