How gay was Ancient Rome?
The perceived homoeroticism of Gladiator II has caused much comment, but is it really such a distortion of the truth?
What was Thomas 'Prince of Darkness' Cromwell REALLY like? As Wolf Hall returns, a grisly look inside Henry the VIII's 'agent of Satan's' life including his dirtiest plots and ...
As the BBC 's historical drama, Wolf Hall, returns to screens after a decade off the air, just how accurately have the beeb and actor Mark Rylance depicted the real Earl of Essex?
Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England
The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the ...