Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.

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

The Colosseum in Rome, built during 72-80 A.D., is a great symbol of ancient Roman engineering and gladiatorial combats, with ...

Romans are furious about an “insulting” deal to allow tourists to dress up as gladiators and stage mock fights in the Colosseum ... important monument of ancient Rome.” ...

Roman Colosseum holds Gladiator fights for first ... recalled on a Saturday for first time since Falklands War 'Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the ...

Roman museums are among the most elegantly designed of any in the world and its archaeological sites are the most user-friendly. Massimo Siragusa / Constrasto / Redux Climbing the Campidoglio, or ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed ... home or purchased it near the Colosseum, just as they did for other prepared food. Bread dominated the Roman diet. Archaeologists have uncovered ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...