This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...

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

A new study uncovers evidence of gladiatorial combat between humans and lions in Roman Britain. Forensic analysis of a ...

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

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an extensive Roman settlement in northwestern Germany — beyond the borders of the Roman empire. The site, located in Delbrück-Bentfeld, first became an area ...

Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know ...

A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating back to the first-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...