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

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

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

Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

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 ...

Archaeologists were preparing for the construction of a new housing development when they found more than 100 equine ...

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

Archaeologists in Stuttgart, Germany, uncovered over 100 horse skeletons believed to have been part of a Roman cavalry unit.