Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

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

Gladiators in Roman York were pitted against lions, archaeologists have proved. During the Roman Empire, contemporary authors ...

A Roman gladiator’s skeleton has provided the first piece of physical evidence of combat between a human and a large cat, ...

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

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.

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

Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator elevated the profiles of its cast, helping them gain recognition and build their net worths.