Hundreds of graffiti messages engraved into stone in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, in modern-day Turkey, have been discovered and deciphered, revealing what life was like there over 1,500 years ago ...

Among gladiator classes commonly seen in the ancient Roman ring, one of the more popular matchups were between the Retiarius and the Secutor. Ancient Rome historian Alexander Marriotti breaks down why ...

These decapitated remains found in York belonged to a male who may have been a Retiarii gladiator, who fought with a net and spear or trident. DNA from seven decapitated skeletons thought to be ...