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

Not only did ancient Greeks and Romans bundle up bunches of spider silk to serve as ... Beyond bandages and sutures, silk was used in military uniforms, including the body armor of Mongol and Chinese ...

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

Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

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

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

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

The acclaimed romantic “horror” movie Ghost is a prime example of a film in which the main character is dead for the majority ...

Riders are being urged to don Roman tunics and armour for the ride round the city Cyclists are being invited to don Roman tunics and battle armour and unleash their inner Roman gladiator for a ...