A gladiator 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), in Marvel Comics
Film The Gladiator (1938 film), a comedy adaptation of the 1930 Philip Wylie novel The Gladiators (1969 film), a Swedish drama/science fiction film by Peter Watkins The Gladiator (1986 film), an American TV movie Gladiator (1992 film), a boxing drama film with Cuba Gooding Jr. Gladiator (1992 soundtrack) Gladiator (2000 film), Ridley Scott's epic historical action film with Russell Crowe Gladiator (2000 soundtrack) Gladiator II (2024 film), Ridley Scott's sequel to Gladiator (2000)
Television Episodes "Gladiator", Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011) episode 54 (2012) "Gladiator", FBI: Most Wanted season 3, episode 7 (2021) "Gladiator", First Wave season 2, episode 18 (2000) "Gladiator", Hercules: The Legendary Journeys season 1, episode 10 (1995) "Gladiator", Kaamelott season 1, episode 84 (2005) "Gladiator", Medical Center season 4, episode 12 (1972) "Gladiator", Mr Benn episode 14 (2005) "Gladiator", The Red Green Show season 11, episode 2 (2001) "Gladiator", Shaabiat Al Cartoon season 7, episode 12 (2012) "Gladiator", Something Is Out There episode 1 (1988) "Gladiators", Animal Kingdom season 5, episode 8 (2021) "Gladiators", Ellen season 2, episode 19 (1965) "Gladiators", Growing Up Gotti season 3, episode 3 (2005) "Gladiators", Hero: 108 season 2, episode 19b (2012) "Gladiators", Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 season 1, episode 22 (2010) "Gladiators", Shaman King (2001) episode 49 (2002) "Gladiators", The New Legends of Monkey season 2, episode 6 (2020) "Gladiators", Voltron: The Third Dimension season 2, episode 3 (1999) "Gladiators", Warrior Challenge episode 4 (2003) "The Gladiator", Plebs series 1, episode 2 (2013) "The Gladiator", Super Crooks episode 6 (2021) "The Gladiators", Blondie (1968) episode 4 (1968) "The Gladiators", Have Gun – Will Travel season 3, episode 27 (1960) "The Gladiators", Land of the Lost (1991) season 2, episode 4 (1992) "The Gladiators", Mr. Lucky episode 20 (1960) "The Gladiators", Planet of the Apes episode 2 (1974) "The Gladiators", The Donna Reed Show season 8, episode 11 (1965) "The Gladiators", The New Avengers series 2, episode 12 (1977) "The Gladiators", The New Leave It to Beaver season 1, episode 6 (1985)
Series Gladiators (franchise), a sports entertainment television show American Gladiators (1989 TV series) American Gladiators (2008 TV series) American Gladiators (2026 TV series) Gladiators 2000, a children's adaptation of American Gladiators Gladiators: Train 2 Win, a children's spin-off of the British series Gladiators (1992 British TV series) Gladiators (2008 British TV series) Gladiators (2024 British TV series) Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series) Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series) Gladiators (2024 Australian TV series) MTN Gladiators, the South African version
Gaming Gladiator (board wargame), a 1979 board wargame by Battleline Publications Gladiator 1984, a 1984 arcade game by SNK Gladiator (1985 video game), a home computer game by Domark Gladiator (1986 video game), an arcade game by Taito The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games, a 2002 video game The Gladiator, a 2003 arcade game by IGS, see List of arcade video games 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 Slovak 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", by John Philip Sousa, 1886 "Gladiator" (Dami Im song), 2014 "Gladiator" (Jann song) 2022 "Gladiator", a song by Nicola Roberts from the 2011 album Cinderella's Eyes "Gladiator", a 1992 song by The Jesus Lizard "Gladiators", a song by Janani K. Jha from the 2024 album The Rest of the Laurels
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 Louie Tillet, a French wrestler with the ring name "The Gladiator" 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), a notable Australian rugby league photograph Los Angeles Gladiators, 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, 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, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy Jeep Gladiator, the name of two pickup trucks USS Gladiator, the name of several U.S. Navy ships Yamaha Gladiator, a motorcycle SA-12 Gladiator/Giant (S-300V "Antey-300"), a Soviet surface-to-air missile system
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 Roman Gladiator (sculpture), an 1881 bronze sculpture by Georges Geefs
See also
Gladiatrix (disambiguation) Gladius (disambiguation) Gladiator War, the Roman slave uprising led by Spartacus