The discovery of a Roman gladiator with Scandinavian DNA raises new questions about migration patterns in early Europe.

The man, believed to have been a Roman soldier or gladiator, had 25 percent of his genes from Scandinavian ancestry, according to the DNA analysis. This discovery suggests that Scandinavian ...

Gladiator culture united this north-western extremity of the Roman Empire with hundreds of towns across the Roman world, from Algeria to Israel, Spain to Syria. Britannia was no rustic backwater ...

A discovery in York, England, has shed light on a previously unknown chapter of human migration. Researchers identified a Roman-era gladiator or soldier with partial Scandinavian ancestry, offering ...

A parody of the big-budget Ridley Scott-helmed sword-and-sandal epic, Gladiator Eroticvs stars Darian Caine as a fierce Roman soldier who's sold into slavery and forced to fight in the lesbian ...

Led by Paul Mescal, Gladiator II follows Lucius, who is forced to enter the infamous Colosseum after his home is conquered by the emperors who now lead Rome. Mescal is joined by an all-star ...

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With the original “Gladiator” being 24 years old ... Hanno (Paul Mescal), a soldier, prepares a stronghold with his wife, Arishat (Yuval Gonen), as Roman invaders arrive by ship. The battle is lost as ...