Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

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

Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

Bite marks discovered on a Roman skeleton unearthed in York, England, constitute the first physical evidence that gladiators fought ... met a gruesome end in the arena. Researchers identified ...

It’s also within striking distance of Lake Garda, making it a great stop on a trip through northern Italy ... gladiator fights and wild animal hunts,” De Bonis explains. “Today, the Arena ...

"For successful gladiators, a popular reputation as expressed in fan graffiti at Pompeii, likely money and the possibility of being freed if a successful arena ... in Rome or Italy but also ...

Why do you think human skeletons of gladiators who fought against large carnivores have not been found in Rome or Italy in general ... what led this man to the arena where we believe he may ...