"A sequence of severe summer droughts from 364 to 366 not only contributed to prolonged harvest failures and food shortages, but also played a role in the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a catastrophic ...

A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

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

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Britain's descent into anarchy was disastrous for Rome and it took two years for generals dispatched by Valentian I, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, to restore order. The final remnants of ...

As one of the UK's best-preserved medieval towns, this charming location is lined with cobbled streets, timber-framed ...

A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first ...

While archaeologists have found evidence of amphitheaters throughout Roman Britain, including the likely remains of ... bringing exotic animals to even the remotest parts of the empire. The evidence ...

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

York was originally a small Celtic settlement before the arrival of the Roman Empire, but it soon became one of the most ...