To the delight of nostalgia-loving Brits, one of the most beloved TV programmes of the 1990s – ‘Gladiators’ – is finally back. 

The iconic show, now presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney, sees brave contestants pit themselves against elite bodybuilders to prove their mettle. 

But how do the games stack up against the original gladiators of Ancient Rome, from which the show takes its name? 

Contrary to popular belief, Dr Andrew Sillett, a classics lecturer at the University of Oxford, says Roman gladiator battles may have featured women, just like the TV show. 

But while the modern-day gladiators are tasked with beating plucky contenders, the ancient gladiators used to square off against each other – often to the death. 

An expert on Ancient Rome explains how the iconic show compares with the real Roman Gladiators around 2,000 years ago

Gladiators, Shape Kapseln Erfahrungen one of the most beloved TV shows of the 90s, is back on a new channel – BBC One. On the show, brave contenders battle the ‘Gladiators’, a group of elite athletes and bodybuilders (pictured) in a range of games