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

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

A new study uncovers evidence of gladiatorial combat between humans and lions in Roman Britain. Forensic analysis of a ...

The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...

Blood, sand, and death – for Romans, there was no better entertainment than watching gladiators fight exotic animals in ...

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

The findings center on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to ...

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...

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 gladiators who played a ...

The findings centre on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to contain the remains of gladiators. The individual’s bones exhibited ...