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.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" ...

What we think of as the Roman Empire lasted from 27 BCE to 476 AD. But the end of the Roman Empire is way more complicated than that, with some putting the official end at 1453, some at 1806, and some ...

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

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of a fierce battle between a Roman gladiator and a lion, rewriting our understanding of ancient combat spectacles. The discovery, made at Driffield ...

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