Bite marks found on the hip bone of a gladiator, known as 6DT19, who fought and died in Roman Britain in the 3rd century C.E. have been put forward as the first such proof.

A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

In April 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of the first hard physical evidence of gladiatorial combat head-to-head ...

Gladiator dropped in 2000 — that’s over two decades ago. Ridley Scott directed the film, and Russell Crowe went full beast ...

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

Bite marks found on a skeleton in a Roman cemetery in York have provided the first archaeological evidence of an epic battle between a gladiator and a lion.

Archaeologists excavating the cathedral city of York, England, have uncovered chilling evidence of an ancient Roman battle between a lion and a gladiator. Skip to main content. Gear.

Archaeologists uncover proof of brutal gladiator-lion clash in shocking tourist destination By . Fox News. ... and didn’t have much evidence of these battles, other than Roman art depicting the ...

Where Did Gladiators Fight? Gladiator duels demanded a commanding stage, and nothing quite screamed “drama” like the Roman amphitheaters. At the height of the Roman Empire, there were more ...

The role of animals in gladiator battles, he says, is well-documented. An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene of an execution known in Latin as 'damnatio ad bestias' which translates to ...

The Roman gladiator buried in the tomb was named Euphrates, per the source. In ancient Roman times, gladiators were professional fighters who engaged in battle in front of crowded arenas.

You’d think that Ridley Scott’s iconic 2000 film Gladiator, about a Roman general who ends up fighting for his life inside Rome’s Colosseum after emperor Marcus Aurelius is succeeded by his ...