Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

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

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...

Besides burning thousands of homes and displacing residents, the January fires, like earlier ones, upended the natural ...

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

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.

Bite marks found on the pelvis of a skeleton discovered in a cemetery is the first archaeological proof of gladiator combat ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

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

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