Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...

Romans cultivated plums widely across the empire, and the fruit ripened ... backstory gave them elite status in Roman society. Their appearance at the Colosseum was partly to show off.

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

Completed in AD 80 under the Flavian emperors, the Colosseum—commonly described as the largest amphitheatre built across the Roman Empire—hosted gladiatorial games and hunting spectacles for ...

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

The tourist is suspected to have climbed the fence to get a clearer view of the historic Colosseum and take a selfie.

The findings highlight the wide-ranging effects of the Roman Empire across England, showing that gladiator arenas that ...