Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators fought animals in Roman amphitheaters, new research shows.

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Credit: Public Domain ...

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

The groundbreaking study led by a professor at Maynooth University in Ireland found physical evidence of "Roman gladiatorial ...

A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first concrete evidence of gladiator fights with animals in Europe. Key information A ...

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. Among such records, some depicted ...

A skeleton from Roman-era England has bite marks consistent with those of a large cat like a lion, suggesting that this individual may have died as part of a gladiator show or execution, according to ...