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.

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

This simple drink made from water and vinegar was a lifesaver for Roman soldiers during wartime. Access to clean water was ...

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

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.

In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. But the miracle of Easter didn’t end there.

Yet today, the only reference you will find to her in pop culture is as a minor character in the hack-and-slash video game Dante’s Inferno (where she is called “the greediest woman in all of Rome”).

Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...