A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.

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

A 1,800-year-old skeleton discovered in Roman Britain bears bite marks suggesting a violent ... and many were decapitated—a practice associated with defeated gladiators. The study proposes two ...

and you can also rent or purchase Gladiator 2 at home on Prime Video. Lucius Verus, the son of Maximus's beloved Lucilla, returns to Rome after years in the wilderness. Captured by Roman forces ...

Although Gladiator 2 hasn’t been as big of a hit ... returns to Rome after years in the wilderness. Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial ...

Bite marks on the pelvis of a man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain were probably made by a lion in gladiatorial combat. The findings provide the first physical evidence that people battled ...

It's the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire. Forced to fight animals and each other for entertainment, gladiators loom large in the public imagination of the ...

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals in the arena—animals capable of killing a human being. Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have ...

Researchers identified the burial spot at the dig site (pictured) as a gladiator tomb thanks to a ... the role and memory of these fighters in Roman society,” per a translated statement by ...