An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

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

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

The tourist is suspected to have climbed the fence to get a clearer view of the historic Colosseum and take a selfie.

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

Romans cultivated plums widely across the empire, and the fruit ripened ... backstory gave them elite status in Roman society. Their appearance at the Colosseum was partly to show off.

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

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

A thrilling discovery in York has unveiled the first-ever physical evidence of a human fighting a lion in Roman times, thanks ...

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...