The Roman gladiators

Who were the Roman gladiators?

The development of the gladiatorial games

Training to be a gladiator

Spotlight on Ludus Magnus

Types of gladiators

Gladiator weapons and armour

In profile: Flamma

Roman amphitheatres

Spotlight on the Colosseum

Emperor gladiators

In profile: Emperor Commodus

Attitudes towards the gladiatorial games

In profile: Spartacus

The decline of the Roman gladiators

Glossary