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

Step into the brutal and fascinating world of Ancient Rome’s gladiators. This animated documentary explores the origins, ...

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

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

A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...

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

Archaeologists have discovered the first direct evidence of a gladiator mauled by a lion. The skeleton, discovered two ...

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

Forget the Colosseum and what you've seen in the Gladiator film franchise - the latest evidence of ancient Roman brutality comes not from the heart of Italy, but from a quiet field in Yorkshire.