Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s fair to say the core cast of Gladiator II look absolutely ripped. Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal in particular are in ...

Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator schools called ludus. Their diet was predominantly vegetarian, featuring barley-based meals ...

One Gladiator II star enjoyed his training. The other did not. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s like a total first world ...

I have to be honest, though, when the internet started salivating over Mescal’s physique, I wondered, is that—at all—what gladiators looked like? What do we actually know about gladiators’ diet, ...