Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

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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 ...

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has created a brand new map of Britain showing the health of the nation’s forests ... of being able to provide customers with unique and cost effective solutions.

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 ...

Ahead of WrestleMania 41 this weekend, WWE Superstar Roman Reigns paid homage to an iconic ... the backing soundtrack of Limp Bizkit's "My Way," which was famously used in the legendary promo ...