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), 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'', 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''

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

Theatre

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

Music

* The Gladiators (band), a Jamaican roots reggae band * , a Slovakian rock band, winner of the 8th ZAI Awards 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), "Gladiator" (Dami Im song), 2014 * "Gladiator", a song by Nicola Roberts from the 2011 album ''Cinderella's Eyes'' * "Gladiator", a 1992 song by ''The Jesus Lizard''

Sports

* A.S.D. S.F. Gladiator 1912, an Italian football club * Cleveland Gladiators, an American arena football team * Quetta Gladiators, a Pakistani cricket franchise * Dhaka Gladiators, a Bangladeshi cricket franchise * Atlanta Gladiators, an American hockey team * Mike Awesome, an American wrestler with ring name "The Gladiator" * Ricky Hunter, a Canadian masked wrestler with ring name "The Gladiator" * Omar Atlas, a retired Venezuelan professional wrestler with the ring name "Super Gladiator" * The Gladiators (photograph), "The Gladiators" (photograph), a notable Australian rugby league photograph * Los Angeles Gladiators, an American esports team in the Overwatch League * Los Súper Gladiadores, Xcitement_Wrestling_Federation#XWF_champions, professional wrestling tag team from XWF * Golden Gate Gladiators, South Africa field hockey club

Transportation and military

* Gladiator Cycle Company, a French manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and cars 1891–1920 * Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle, an American unmanned vehicle * Gloster Gladiator, a British biplane fighter aircraft designed in the 1930s * Gladiator, the planned in-service name of the cancelled British MBT-80 tank project * HMS Gladiator, HMS ''Gladiator'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * Jeep Gladiator, the name of two pickup trucks * USS Gladiator, USS ''Gladiator'', the name of several U.S. Navy ships * Yamaha Gladiator, a motorcycle

Other uses

* Gladiator (energy drink), a Mexican drink * Gladiators motorcycle club, an American military motorcycle club * Mantophasmatidae, carnivorous insects known as gladiators * 68th Armoured Regiment (India), nicknamed ''The Gladiators''