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

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

Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination.

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

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

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...

A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first evidence ...

Historians have long believed that ancient humans fought animals in arena battles, but no definitive evidence has been found ...

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

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a brutal clash between a lion and a gladiator in one of England’s most iconic ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...

A forensic artist has recreated the face of the Roman gladiator who was mauled by a lion in York. Last week, scientists ...