gladiator A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gla ...

was an armed combatant entertainer in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Gladiator(s) or The Gladiator(s) may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Gladiator (Kallark) Gladiator is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #107 (Oct. 1977) and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. Gladiator, whose given name is ...

, in Marvel Comics *

Gladiator (Melvin Potter) Gladiator (Melvin Potter) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Potter was initially depicted as a supervillain and one of the first enemies of the superhero Daredevil. In civilian life, he is a c ...

, in Marvel Comics

Film

* ''Gladiator'' (2000 film), an epic historical drama ** ''Gladiator'' (2000 soundtrack) * ''Gladiator'' (1992 film), a boxing drama film ** ''Gladiator'' (1992 soundtrack) * ''The Gladiator'' (1938 film), an adaptation of the Philip Wylie novel * ''The Gladiator'' (1986 film), an American TV movie * ''The Gladiators'' (film), a 1969 Swedish drama/science fiction film

Television

* ''Gladiators'' (franchise), a sports entertainment television show ** ''American Gladiators'' (1989 TV series) ** ''American Gladiators'' (2008 TV series) **''

Gladiators 2000 ''Gladiators 2000'' is a children's game show and spin-off of '' American Gladiators''. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Maria Sansone (replaced by Valarie Rae Miller in Season 2). Season 5 ''American Gladiators'' grand champion Peggy Odita ...

'', a children's adaptation ** ''Gladiators'' (1992 British TV series) ** ''Gladiators'' (2008 British TV series) ** ''Gladiators'' (1995 Australian TV series) ** ''Gladiators'' (2008 Australian TV series) **''

MTN Gladiators ''MTN Gladiators'' was a game show produced by MTN Group, MTN for SABC 3, SABC3 in South Africa from 1999 to 2001. Following South Africa's initial participation in the second International Gladiators 2, ''International Gladiators'' and the fir ...

'', the South African version *"Gladiator", an episode of ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

Gaming

* ''Gladiator'', a 1986 computer game by Domark Limited * ''Gladiator'' (video game), a 1986 arcade game by Taito * '' Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance'', a 2003 video game * '' Gladiator: Road to Freedom'', a 2005 video game * '' Gladiator A.D.'', a video game known later as ''Tournament of Legends''

Literature

* ''Gladiator'' (novel), by Philip Wylie, 1930 * ''Gladiator'' (novel series), by Simon Scarrow * ''The Gladiator'' (Scarrow novel), 2009 * ''The Gladiator'' (Turtledove novel), by Harry Turtledove, 2007 * ''The Gladiators'' (novel), by Arthur Koestler, 1939 * ''The Gladiators'', an 1863 novel by

George Whyte-Melville George John Whyte-Melville (19 June 1821 – 5 December 1878) was a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports, and also a poet. He took a break in the mid-1850s to serve as an officer of Turkish irregular cavalry in the Crimean War. Li ...

Theatre

* ''The Gladiator'' (play), by Robert Montgomery Bird, premiered 1831

Music

The Gladiators (band) The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths (lead guitar and vocals; born 1945, died December 15, 2020), Clinton Fearon (bass guitar and vocals) and Gallimore Sutherland (rhyth ...

, a Jamaican roots reggae band * , a Slovakian rock band, winner of the

8th ZAI Awards 8th ZAI Awards Grammy Slovakia '97 ---- Presenter(s) ---- Broadcaster STV 2 ---- Grand Prix Miroslav Žbirka ---- ◄ 7th │ 9th ► The 8th ZAI Awards, honoring the best in the Slovak music industry for individual achievements for t ...

for vocal artist or ensemble

Albums

* ''Gladiator'', a 2000 album by '' Unlord'' * ''Gladiator'' (2000 soundtrack) * ''Gladiator'' (1992 soundtrack)

Songs

* "

The Gladiator March "The Gladiator" is a march by John Philip Sousa, written in 1886 while Sousa was leader of the US Marine Band. The Gladiator was written as a tribute to Charles B. Towle, a journalist at the ''Boston Traveler''. The journalist introduced him to ...

", by John Philip Sousa, 1886 * "Gladiator" (Dami Im song), 2014 * "Gladiator", a song by Nicola Roberts from the 2011 album ''

Cinderella's Eyes ''Cinderella's Eyes'' is the debut studio album by English recording artist Nicola Roberts. It was released on 23 September 2011 by Polydor Records. As a member of the British girl group Girls Aloud, Roberts drew inspiration from her time with t ...

'' * "Gladiator", a 1992 song by ''

The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas and based in Chicago, Illinois. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground… hoturned out a series of independent records filled with s ...

Sports

* A.S.D. S.F. Gladiator 1912, an Italian football club *

Cleveland Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cava ...

, an American arena football team *

Quetta Gladiators Quetta Gladiators (Urdu, Balochi: ; Pashto: کویټه ګلیډیټرز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They play most home games at the 27,000-capacity Gaddafi Stadium ...

, a Pakistani cricket franchise *

Dhaka Gladiators The Dhaka Dominators (Dhakaiya/ bn, ঢাকা ডমিনেটর্স) is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Dhaka City, Dhaka. The team was originally established in 20 ...

, a Bangladeshi cricket franchise *

Atlanta Gladiators The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately northeast of ...

, an American hockey team *

Mike Awesome Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestl ...

, an American wrestler with ring name "The Gladiator" *

Ricky Hunter Charles B. Sprott (March 1, 1936 – February 8, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, ring names Ricky Hunter and the Wrestling mask, masked wrestler The Gladiator. He was best known for his title-winning suc ...

, a Canadian masked wrestler with ring name "The Gladiator" *

Omar Atlas Omar Mijares (born April 22, 1938), is a retired Venezuelan professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Omar Atlas, who competed in North American and international promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, Stampede Wrestling an ...

, a retired Venezuelan professional wrestler with the ring name "Super Gladiator" * "The Gladiators" (photograph), a notable Australian rugby league photograph *

Los Angeles Gladiators The Los Angeles Gladiators are an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Los Angeles, California. The Gladiators compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, the Los Angeles ...

, an American esports team in the Overwatch League * Los Súper Gladiadores, professional wrestling tag team from XWF * Golden Gate Gladiators, South Africa field hockey club

Transportation and military

Gladiator Cycle Company The Gladiator Cycle Company, Clément-Gladiator (from 1896), was a French manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and cars based in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Seine. Throughout its productive life from 1891 until its demise in 1920 the company was var ...

, a French manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and cars 1891–1920 *

Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle The Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Gladiator TUGV) program was an unmanned vehicle designed by Emil Lien Akre in 2005. It was developed in order to support the United States Marine Corps conduct of Ship To Object Maneuver (STOM) mi ...

, an American unmanned vehicle *

Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) (as the Sea Gladiator variant) and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. Developed private ...

, a British biplane fighter aircraft designed in the 1930s * Gladiator, the planned in-service name of the cancelled British

MBT-80 The FV4601 MBT-80 was a British experimental third-generation main battle tank, designed in the late 1970s to replace the Chieftain tank. It was eventually (and later controversially) cancelled in favour of the Challenger 1, itself an evolutio ...

tank project * HMS ''Gladiator'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy *

Jeep Gladiator Jeep is an American automobile marque, now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis. Jeep has been part of Chrysler since 1987, when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand, along with remaining assets, from its previous owner American Motors ...

, the name of two pickup trucks * USS ''Gladiator'', the name of several U.S. Navy ships *

Yamaha Gladiator The Yamaha Gladiator alias Yamaha YBR 125, YBR 125 is a 125 cc motorcycle, developed by India Yamaha Motor. Production began in 2006. The bike can be started in any gear and offers excellent corner handling. Yamaha claimed that the Gladiator bi ...

, a motorcycle

Other uses

Gladiator (energy drink) Gladiator Energy Drink is a lucha libre-themed line of energy drink sodas first released in México in 2008 by The Coca-Cola Company. This product is endorsed by lucha libre stars of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre like Místico, Perro Aguayo, Jr., ...

, a Mexican drink * Gladiators motorcycle club, an American military motorcycle club *

Mantophasmatidae Mantophasmatidae is a family (biology), family of carnivorous wingless insects within the order Notoptera, which was discovered in Africa in 2001.K.-D. Klass, O. Zompro, N.P. Kristensen, J. Adis. Mantophasmatodea: a new insect order with extant ...

, carnivorous insects known as gladiators *

68th Armoured Regiment (India) 68th Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. Formation The regiment was raised on 1 March 1968 by Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) R.N. Thumby at Ahmednagar. It was raised with ...

, nicknamed ''The Gladiators''