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

He saw the similarity between the physical armor of Roman soldiers ... The Breastplate The Roman breastplate protected the vital organs in the upper body, such as the lungs and heart.

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.

Regardless, the discovery adds a fresh twist to Roman history as the ... with heavily armored gladiators ('secutors') facing those bearing lighter armor ('retiarius'). At venues, gladiatorial ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 years. The findings offer ...