Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first concrete ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill ... Not only were gladiators pitted against each other, but gladiators fighting animals and animal ...

Renovations on a soccer field outside of Vienna, Austria, uncovered a Roman-era mass grave that held the remains of roughly 150 males. Experts believe the site was likely a battlefield where a ...

exploring the stark truths behind these well-known Roman culture markers, often glamorised in films like Gladiator II. Dr Pearce’s discussion will delve into the reality of these spectacles in ...

The social context and settings were defined (a middle-class family in a working class neighborhood in Zaragoza where the protagonist hears on television a news item about the discoveries made by a ...

Researchers identified the burial spot at the dig site (pictured) as a gladiator tomb thanks to ... a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located ...

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 years. The findings offer ...