A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

Bite marks on a 1,800-year-old skeleton from Roman Britain suggest that a gladiator was mauled to death by a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study reports. However, scholars who were not ...

Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination: the city of York in the United Kingdom.

A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

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

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

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

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

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