This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a prehistoric bird nearly lost to time.

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

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

Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...

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 ...

exploring the stark truths behind these well-known Roman culture markers, often glamorised in films like Gladiator II. Dr Pearce’s discussion will delve into the reality of these spectacles in ...

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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 ...

Buried beneath a quiet Italian town, a 2,000-year-old necropolis has revealed the rare tomb of a Roman gladiator. This 1,700-year-old tomb is part of a larger burial site once known as Liternum, a ...

A protest has been held outside a farm near Northallerton where secret filming seemingly showed cows being kicked and dead calves left in the open. Video of the actions by employees at Lowfields ...