Across the Roman Empire around 8000 people died in the arena every year. Gladiator battles were held at huge venues called amphitheatres. “Arena”, the word we use for this type of building ...

Roman sailors made possible the rigging of large awnings over amphitheaters since they represented the only large body of skilled workers remotely capable of envisaging the problems that needed to ...

Visit the Roman amphitheatre: Although entry to the archaeological ... Explore museums on free admission says: Some museums ...

Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. Families would honor their household spirits while Rome had colleges of official priests to ensure that its actions met with divine ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago this was the line that divided the Roman Empire from the rest of ... the empire’s easternmost known amphitheater, and a 60-room palace suitable for dignitaries “roughing ...

But when it comes to ancient Roman statues, being a little broken is almost the norm. Walk around any museum of classical art, and you'll likely see shattered noses, cleaved fingers and an awful ...

An amphitheatre under the ground at one of England's most important Roman sites is to be excavated by archaeologists. Wild animal hunts, executions and gladiatorial combat are believed to have ...

They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved ... a popular type of performance in amphitheatres. Exotic animals such ...

Fearsome Roman gladiators dueling for the entertainment of a roaring amphitheater looms large in the cultural imagination, perhaps now more than ever with Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator ...

ROME, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on Monday. The discovery ...

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