Really fun experience. There was only my group of three there but it was just as fun. I would recommend taking anyone interested in Roman history or major action and fun. Really good workout and exercise too! Overall worth the time and money for anyone aspiring to be a fighting slave! Pro Tip: watch The Gladiator 2001 and wear sporty or older clothes

Fantastically knowledgeable. I, from Sweden, became positive about the whole thing. If one were to see any development opportunity, perhaps a welcome drink and souvenir sales

This is one of the favorite activities in Rome for our boys. They attended the gladiator school in 2020, and we recently went to the live performance in the evening, which was very professional and entertaining. Before the performance, a cast member gave a brief and informative tour of the museum on site.

Very friendly and welcoming hosts at the Gladiator School. Excellent museum of artefacts and explanation of gladiator history with plenty of interaction for the children in the group. Entertaining show of dance and Gladiatorial combat. Pleasant tot of wine and small snacks. Thank you to all involved for making it a great evening.

This was amazing! So much fun. We learned so much and it was very interactive. My husband was crowned emperor of Rome. 🤗

Our family of four attended gladiator school and we’re ready for the fighting pits! David taught us about the legionaries and then took us through the full training, ending with a battle. The experience is educational and experiential. Good times all around!

Our experience at the Scuola Gladiatori Roma today was excellent. Xavier, our guide, was exceptional. He made the tour very informative, asked us questions to better understand how much we knew about Gladiators and we had the opportunity to wear some of these soldier's helmet and weapons. The fight training 💪🏾 was a lot of fun. Thank you for your guide.

We had such a great time and my kids loved it. I kind of wished my husband and i participated too. The instructors were wonderful and the completion certificate at the end was very cute

We were not quite sure what to expect as a couple of 50 somethings with an enthusiastic interest in the Romans. We didn’t need to worry, as our host and dottore Olympus was excellent. He clearly is very knowledgeable about the life of gladiators , and has a deep passion for Ancient Rome which was infectious. He even put up with my inability to remember any of the fighting techniques when it came to our own battle in the arena! We were more barbarian than Roman, unfortunately. However, I definitely recommend this experience whether you are a couple like us, or a family.

As a quick summary (but please read the review!): Excellent Show *Knowledgeable and friendly staff *Taste of wine and food *Great Gladiator show Show - (our 9 year-old daughter enjoyed it as did we!!) *Little out of the way (but return taxi's arranged by venue) *Would DO it again! I booked this event as an 'added' event when arranging my families trip to Rome, it was something that we had not seen before and weren't sure on just how good it would be - Turned out it was one of the best things we did on our holiday. (Please note that i have been to Rome on numerous occasions, so have explored many places, this isn't a review written by someone who doesn't know anything about the city) The event started with a tour of their on site museum (it is small, just a large room but was packed with loads of items depicting items form the roman era.) The host was very knowledgeable, and entertaining, and included wider history from before the Romans. After the tour we had some food and wine (water for the kids), which was small, but it was only meant to provide an idea of the food at the time. The actual show was great, (not wanting to spoil anything), but, there was a mixture of games and other period 'in arena' displays. My wife and i enjoyed the atmosphere and my daughter (nine) really had a great time (including crowd engagement). I was even made a roman citizen ;) After the show the people were willing to take pictures in costume, and answer questions Overall FANTASTIC!!! I feel i must point out a small downside, as the event is held at a venue which is a little out of the way. We did walk to the site (we stayed in an apartment next to the Colosseum), but would not recommend it. This said the organizers arranged taxi's for those who needed it so did not have the worry about that - this taxi ride was only 17 Euros)

Be prepared to be eaten alive by mosquitoes! Performance very Ham, although the hosts are extremely welcoming and kind. Down a dirt track and in the middle of nowhere. The wine and Roman food promised is a shot glass size and some bread with a little honey. It has sooo much potential to be an amazing tourist attraction, theatre and museum, but at the moment is just a bit cheap and disappointing. The local wildlife (mosquitoes) enjoy themselves immensely, after 2 hours I returned to my hotel with over 50 bites. 🥺

Google and reserve directly with the school. Avoid viator. Viator is incompetent. They have the incorrect phone number, they would not use it even when I. Gave it to them, and never confirmed the reservation details. I googled and called them. Viator had the wrong arrival time! The Gladiator, as our coach took us thru the small museum, discussed the historical details, then gave us some great training with a final fight in the arena. Great fun!

A very fun couple of hours learning more about gladiators and getting chance to show off our fighting skills - after seeing the Colosseum and taking some tours of Ancient Rome, this felt like the perfect conclusion by getting to relive it. Our teacher was great, explaining more about the realities of life as a gladiator with some history of the Roman legions thrown in, before all the kids in the group were dressed up in varying armour depending on the gladiator fighting style. Then out into the training yard to warm up (including unexpected press ups!) and to learn some technique with wooden swords, before we were allowed to duel - eventually winning our reward of Roman citizenship. It's worth knowing that this is a couple of miles from the Colosseum, close to the Catacombs (and the tickets do suggest taking a taxi, which cost 10 Euros, while the transfer return to Piazza Navona was 15) - there are a couple of bus routes, but having waited around 40 minutes for the 118 which simply never came, I wouldn't rely on it! It's also - there's no getting away from this - a pricy option, with tickets for two costing more than the 3h tour we did another day. But it's definitely memorable and the chance to poke your family (and total strangers) with padded swords is one of the most unusual things I've done in Rome!

I booked this for our family with a 6 and 9 year old. The group leader was great fun and had us laughing from the start (whether he intended us to be or not!). Ok it’s not glamorous, it feels a bit worn out however, these people are genuinely passionate about their work, ancestry and are great entertainment for children. I have read reviews where people have berated the food or how they didn’t spend time with adults etc etc- it’s an adventure, your kids will love it if you get involved. We caught the metro to San Giovanni and walked, about 20 minutes with great little restaurants on the walk back. A welcome break from tours and central Rome. Would thoroughly recommend.

A real must for young and old, mix of learning and loads of fun with great instructors who have a passion for sharing Roman gladiator history - we loved it! Highly recommend - Marcus our gladiator trainer was so amazing! Thanks to him and his knowledge we learnt whilst having fun !