"A sequence of severe summer droughts from 364 to 366 not only contributed to prolonged harvest failures and food shortages, ...

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

The extraordinary colonia, founded by Roman soldiers between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, yielded several remarkable ...

A HISTORIC site is hosting a free family open day where visitors can step back in time to celebrate Roman life. Colchester Roman Society is hosting a free family-friendly open day at Britain’s only ...

A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

A skeleton from Roman-era England has bite marks consistent with those of a large cat like a lion, suggesting that this individual may have died as part of a gladiator show or execution, according to ...

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

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

This latest research gives us a remarkable insight into the life–and death–of this particular ... The first proof of human-animal combat in Roman Britain also helps clarify and situate ...