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

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

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

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 ago. The lifelike image by forensic artist Hew Morrison used the skull of a ...

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

Bite marks discovered on a Roman skeleton unearthed in York, England, constitute the first physical evidence that gladiators fought against big cats during the Roman Empire, according to Science ...

The findings highlight the wide-ranging effects of the Roman Empire across England, showing that gladiator ... art wanted to show their audience. You can imagine in the arena, with an armed person ...

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