A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

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

Regardless, the discovery adds a fresh twist to Roman history as the ... with heavily armored gladiators ('secutors') facing those bearing lighter armor ('retiarius'). At venues, gladiatorial ...

Analysis: The discovery of a Roman gladiator skeleton with unusual bite ... We can also compare the shape and position of the wounds with known weapons of the time, but none of them remotely ...

Gamers, get your Xbox out! April 2025 brings two big surprises to the gaming world: Ryse: Son of Rome has unlimited in-game currency, and Metro 2033 Redux is free to download (for a limited time). If ...

Renovations on a soccer field outside of Vienna, Austria, uncovered a Roman ... weapons and equipment, the team still discovered a Roman iron dagger with inlays of silver wire, several scales of ...

Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with ... and other sorts of weapons, which proved to be their cause of death. An X-ray image of ...

Riders are being urged to don Roman tunics and armour for the ride round the city Cyclists are being invited to don Roman tunics and battle armour and unleash their inner Roman gladiator for a ...