In April 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of the first hard physical evidence of gladiatorial combat head-to-head ...

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

The skeleton, likely of a man who died between the ages of 26 and 35, shows bite marks on the pelvis from a big cat, which could have been a lion, archaeologists said in a new study published in ...

The skeleton of a man, who was between the ages of 26 and 35 when he died, was found with bite marks from a large cat — likely a lion — on the pelvis.

The victim was camping with other tourists at the tented resort when the early morning tragedy unfolded, police said.

The skeleton, from third-century Britain, has bite marks from a big cat such as a lion or tiger, according to a study published in PLOS One today. Lions feature heavily in Hollywood depictions of ...

At last, proof of classical combat between man and beast has been found in the form of a skeleton from a Roman settlement in Britain. It is the first direct evidence of a gladiator mauled by a lion.

(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in ...

Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination: the city of York in the United Kingdom.

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

The skeleton, likely of a man who died between the ages of 26 and 35, shows bite marks on the pelvis from a big cat, which could have been a lion, archaeologists said in a new study published in ...