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.

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

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

Bite marks found on the pelvis of a skeleton discovered in a cemetery is the first archaeological proof of gladiator combat ...

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

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

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

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Charles and Camilla then had their picture taken in front of the Colosseum -- which the ancient Romans used for gladiatorial fights, mock sea battles and plays based on Roman mythology -- although ...