The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

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

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first concrete evidence of gladiator fights with animals in Europe. Key information A ...

Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery ... a deceased human’s grave. The animals were often ritually killed ...