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

London’s museums are a vibrant tapestry of human achievement, blending ancient wonders with modern innovation. From mast ...

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

A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...

Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...

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

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

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...

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

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

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

Archaeologists have discovered over 100 horse skeletons from Roman times, dating back to the 2nd century AD. These horse skeletons belonged to a Roman cavalry unit stationed at Hallschlag.