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The discovery of the Great Dover Street woman was announced in 2000 following excavations in 1996 at the site by Museum of London Archaeology. [1]The grave was a cremation dating from the early 2nd- to mid-3rd-century AD, from a bustum funeral over a pit into which the remains eventually fell and were covered.
The Hawkedon Helmet is the only confirmed piece of gladiatorial armour from Roman Britain, possibly plundered from Colchester - known then as Camulodunum - during Boudica's rebellion of AD60.
A manica (Latin: manica, "sleeve"; [1] Greek: χεῖρες, kheires, "sleeves") was a type of iron or copper-alloy laminated arm guard with curved, overlapping metal segments or plates fastened to leather straps worn by ancient and late antique heavy cavalry, infantry, and gladiators.
Many gladiatorial games were given in that year, some unimportant, one noteworthy beyond the rest—that of Titus Flamininus which he gave to commemorate the death of his father, which lasted four days, and was accompanied by a public distribution of meats, a banquet, and scenic performances. The climax of the show which was big for the time ...
A knife handle featuring a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall in England after being discovered by two divers. The handle, which is about 2,000 years old, was discovered in the River ...
In these schools, prisoners of war and condemned criminals—who were considered slaves—were taught the skills required to fight in gladiatorial games. [6] In 73 BC, a group of some 200 gladiators in the Capuan school owned by Lentulus Batiatus plotted an escape. When their plot was betrayed, a force of about 70 men seized kitchen implements ...
The Ludus Magnus (lat.:Domus Vectiliana), also known as the Great Gladiatorial Training School, was the largest of the gladiatorial schools in Rome. It was built by the emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 C.E.) in the late first century C.E., alongside other building projects undertaken by him such as three other gladiatorial schools across the Roman Empire.
The Crosby Garrett Helmet is a copper alloy Roman cavalry helmet dating from the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD.It was found by an unnamed metal detectorist near Crosby Garrett in Cumbria, England, in May 2010.