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Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in Britain The victim was a young adult male ...

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain. It has now been established that the man in question, aged between 26 and 35 years ...

Marble artifacts from Roman Britain depict lions mauling gladiators ... expense and effort to bring the animals all the way to York. “Putting this quantity of resources into an event is a ...

A study has uncovered the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman period. The research, published in PLOS One, presents compelling skeletal evidence of a human ...

The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...

It crosses forests, moorlands and ancient Roman remnants ... watershed moment in Britain’s access rights movement, opening up wild areas to all citizens and paving the way for more national ...

When the remains of 74 well-built adult men from Roman-era Britain were discovered in York in excavations that took place in 2004 and 2005, scientists were thrilled. The discovery represented a ...

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Pope Francis, who was 88, was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He died earlier today (Easter Monday, April 21) a day after appearing in St Peter's Square to wish a ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, dies after serving almost 12 years Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88 due to a stroke and cardiac ...