Airbnbs are typically synonymous with cozy getaways, but a new Icons experience from the homeshare company is putting guests right in the action with a new Roman gladiator experience in the Colosseum.

"Train in the art of gladiator combat and test your mettle as you face off against your fellow warriors. A summa rudis – your referee– will ultimately determine your fate.

In April 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of the first hard physical evidence of gladiatorial combat head-to-head ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

Gladiator combat was a little different than movies would have you believe. Since myth is often more entertaining than reality, it can be hard to differentiate between fact and fiction, ...

Rome’s iconic amphitheatre will be open to the public at night for the first time ever as Airbnb invites its bravest guests into the Colosseum after dark to train for gladiator glory. In honour ...

The show will tour the U.K., starting at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery in January 2025 before traveling gradually north to Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Grosvenor Museum in Chester, and ...

Skeletal remains of a Roman gladiator show evidence of combat with a big cat (PLOS ONE) They scanned the marks and compared them to those left by zoo animals gnawing on bones.

We Who Are About to Die for Windows PC is a roguelike melee combat game, set in a Roman gladiatorial time, created by Belgian developer Jordy Lakiere. It launched in early access on Steam on Nov ...

Airbnb is offering a late-night experience in the Roman Colosseum to promote Gladiator II, ... Fueled with measly fruit and nuts, guests train for gladiator combat and face off against each other.