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

A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...

Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...

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

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

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

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

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

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene ... (Will Dunham/Reuters) Gladiator fights were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome, and the fighters were most often slaves, prisoners ...

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

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.