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

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

While brand new research into a mutilated skeleton exhumed in York has revealed the first-ever proof of gladiators fighting ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval cathedral have uncovered chilling evidence of an ancient Roman battle between a lion and ...

This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...

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

Archaeologists have discovered the first direct evidence of a gladiator mauled by a lion. The skeleton, discovered two ...

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

“The bite marks were likely made by a lion, which confirms that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators, rather than soldiers or slaves, as initially thought and represent the first ...

that the lion is mauling or dragging this individual on the ground," he continued. "At the end, when one or both were dead, there would be a burial for the gladiator and the use of the animal ...