In the early days of the Roman Empire, gladiators were ... suggests she wasn’t a fighter. “No gladiator is depicted with so little protective clothing,” says historian Kathleen Coleman.

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Gladiators battling lions for the glory of being in the arena were a popular spectacle of life in ancient Rome. At least, we ...

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

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals ... shows meant that exotics were transported throughout the Roman empire—apparently, including to its furthest corners.