A dramatic new discovery from a Roman cemetery in York has revealed the first osteological proof of gladiator combat with wild animals, after bite marks on a skeleton were matched to those made by a ...

The battered skull of a brown bear discovered near a Roman amphitheater in Serbia reveals that the wild animal had been kept in captivity for years and was fighting off an infection when it died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male ...

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 animals ...

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 ...

If you have seen Roman gladiators depicted on TV or in movies, you probably saw them in an arena with lions. Gladiators have also been immortalized in artwork that has shown them fighting big cats.

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where spectators likely watched gladiator fights and animal hunts with bated ...

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The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male brown bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, which resulted in an ...