Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

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

The bodies date from the first or early second century AD, to the late fourth century AD. During this time, York was an important military garrison and city in the Roman Empire. Almost all of the ...

Until Tuesday, the tree's tumble hadn't been shown publicly, but discovery of the fallen tree reverberated across the United ...

Blood, sand, and death – for Romans, there was no better entertainment than watching gladiators fight exotic animals in ...

Bite marks on a Roman-era skeleton found in York are the first physical evidence gladiators ... died and appears to have lived during the 3rd century AD, when York was known as Eboracum and ...

The findings, published in the Journal of Science and Medical Research PLoS One this week, represent the “first ... century, with occasional visits from the emperor himself. Most large Roman ...

Though dramatic images of ancient Roman gladiators fighting great beasts like lions and tigers have appeared in books and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first direct evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions. Discover the shocking details ...

Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions in Britain, according to a ...