In 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator redefined the modern epic, catapulting Russell Crowe to Oscar glory and reviving Rome’s ...

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A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman gladiators. For the first time in Europe, scientists have found physical ...

Experience the drama and allure of the Roman Colosseum as a renowned exhibition makes its UK debut, bringing history's most iconic warriors to life.

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Archaeology & History Archaeologists Find First Evidence of a Roman Gladiator vs. Lion Battle A lion left teeth marks on the hip bone of a gladiator who lived in 3rd-century Roman Britain.

Bite Marks on Ancient Skeleton Reveal First Physical Evidence of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been ...

Archaeologists Found a Roman Gladiator’s Skeleton—With Bite Marks That Hint He Fought a Lion The big cat did not take it easy on the fighter.

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...

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.

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 ...