Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.

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

History professors and warfare experts rate the realism of "300," "Braveheart," "House of the Dragon," and other media.

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a brutal clash between a lion and a gladiator in one of England’s most iconic ...

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

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

Historians have long believed that ancient humans fought animals in arena battles, but no definitive evidence has been found ...

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...

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

A forensic artist has recreated the face of the Roman gladiator who was mauled by a lion in York ... has been suggestions of ...

"A single skeleton from a Roman cemetery outside of York where ... Although researchers believe that the gladiator died in battle, they don't believe the pelvic puncture was the fatal blow.

In one ancient battle between man and beast ... of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for ancient Roman gladiators in England. This may not seem surprising to anyone who's studied ...