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

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

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...

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

The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

The discovery of a Roman gladiator skeleton with unusual bite marks led to the first direct physical evidence of human-animal ...

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

The Frankfort Magistrate's Court convicted Masihlelo of violating the Animal Protection Act (APA ... "They discovered several lions in varying stages of starvation, which highlighted the severe ...

Animal rights activists staged a protest outside the Public Abattoir on Tuesday, calling out the Veterinary Regulation Directorate (VRD) and government authorities for failing to seize four lions and ...

Gladiators in Roman York were pitted against lions, archaeologists have said. During the Roman Empire, contemporary authors reported human-animal gladiatorial battles, while reliefs and mosaics in ...