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" ...

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.

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

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

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...

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

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first ...