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

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

Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

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

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...

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

Bite marks on a Roman-era skeleton found in York are the first physical evidence gladiators fought animals, experts have said. Teeth imprints from a large cat were found on the pelvis of a man ...

A skeleton recovered from an intriguing Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.Related video above ...

The Trustees of the British Museum Supported by By Kate Golembiewski Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of glorious combat ...