Plans to offer Airbnb customers the chance to take part in gladiator-style battles in Rome’s Colosseum have been decried as an insult to the UNESCO-listed ancient arena.

The inspiration behind Gladiator's dream of Rome likely came from the failure of the Roman Republic. The real Roman Republic existed between 509 BC and 27 BC, yet was more of an oligarchy than a ...

They’re not putting the “glad” in gladiator. Airbnb has drawn plenty of ire in Europe of late, but now the short-term rental giant has outraged local lawmakers after inviting visitors to ...

Travel Outrage ensues in Rome over Airbnb's gladiator 'battles' coming to Colosseum Some Italian officials are not in favor of the historic site becoming a 'theme park,' while others show support ...

The Colosseum in 2020. Some people in Rome feel that gladiator re-enactments in the iconic amphitheater would be in poor taste. Credit... Filippo Monteforte/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

"Gladiator II" hits theaters on Nov. 22. Nearly two and a half decades after the monumental film "Gladiator" hit theaters, acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott is returning the iconic Roman-era epic ...

Instead of "Gladiator II" deconstructing the mythos of Rome, it's the real Caracalla who acts as a warning for what Scott seems to think Rome — and any of its modern reflections — needs in a ...

Gladiator II — in theaters November 22nd — from director Ridley Scott sets the stage for a new legendary warrior in its first grueling trailer. The new emperors of Rome are running scared in ...

It’s time to step back into the ring as Paramount Pictures has debuted the official trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2,” starring Paul Mescal as a grown-up Lucius. The long ...

For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a ...