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

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 ...

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.

You don't have to be one of those people who can't go a single day without thinking about the Roman Empire to know about the ...

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

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 ...

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