A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman gladiators. For the first time in Europe, scientists have found physical ...

Tales of gladiators going head-to-head with ferocious lions in ancient Rome's coliseum are legendary. Scenes of such deadly combat have been portrayed in stories, paintings, and mosaics (a Man versus ...

It’s a popular sight on television and in movies. Many of us have seen it in paintings or ancient frescoes. Gladiators battling lions for the glory of being in the arena were a popular spectacle of ...