Until now, these clashes in the arenas of the empire were only known from written records and artistic representations ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...

The Romans transformed arenas into theatres of state-sponsored terror, where lions and prisoners clashed in orchestrated ... deeply cruelty was embedded in Roman justice. This video examines ...

If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not ...

From healthcare criticism to Palestinian rights advocacy, this passionate defense of dissent draws parallels between modern ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

The legal fig leaf Trump used to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to a brutal Salvadoran prison is a law from 1798 called the ...