The gladiator and his helmet were probably brought to Britain during the Roman invasion of 43AD or in ... Museums - and will open in Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester, Dorset on Saturday ...

Gladiator culture united this north-western extremity of the Roman Empire with hundreds of towns across the Roman world, from Algeria to Israel, Spain to Syria. Britannia was no rustic backwater ...

A NEW exhibition on ‘Gladiators of Britain’ has opened at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition has been brought to life by a professional partnership of the British Museum and Colchester and ...

Thorsten Opper, curator of Roman collections at the British Museum, said: "While gladiators have always captured ... be on display at the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, Dorchester, from Saturday ...

open image in gallery The Hawkedon Helmet - Britain's only surviving piece of Roman gladiator equipment (The ... and will open in Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester, Dorset on Saturday ...