Gladiator reenactors pose amid Roman-era ruins in Arles, France. The equipment they use is based on archaeological finds. More than 2,000 years after gladiators were squaring off in Roman arenas ...

“It’s a real competition, but not a real fight,” says Lopez, who now runs a gladiator research and reenactment troupe called ACTA. “There’s no choreography, but there is good intent ...

wrote in a scornful editorial about the gladiator plan. He said in an interview that Ars Dimicandi and Gruppo Storico Romano, the two historical reenactment associations involved in the project ...

Gladiator II trailer ... This naumachia featured the reenactment of a naval battle between the "Athenians" and "Persians." According to Augustus himself, more than 3,000 men fought in 30 vessels.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect ... Meanwhile, “damnatio ad bestios” battles focused on reenacting mythical stories involving wild animals, often as backdrops for public executions.

The naval battle reenactment was shot in the reconstructed Colosseum on dry land, with water added digitally. The boats — on the left is the Persian ship manned by gladiators, next to the white ...

"In partnership with the museum’s archaeological team and professional reenactment associations, this historical gladiator experience has been sensitively recreated by bringing to life the drama ...