How Paul Mescal got ripped for Gladiator II — as told by his personal trainer - The Irish actor has just 12 weeks to hone his physique for the blockbuster movie — so how did he do it? His trainer, Tim Blakeley,

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal will bring viewers back to the world of Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2009) when the sequel film in which they star lands in theaters Nov. 22. Mescal will portray Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen's Lucilla,

A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants.

A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English Heritage said on Friday. Two divers found the well-preserved object in 1997 in the River Tyne at Corbridge near Hadrian's Wall,

Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ancient Rome.