Sure, you’d expect the best Roman games to feature a great deal of military might, after all war is what forged the Imperium ...

A 19th-century illustration of the death of Spartacus. Credit: Creative Commons. Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE.

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator.

The battering ram became one of the most feared weapons of the ancient world simply because of what it represented. When the ram started hitting the door, your city didn’t have long before ...

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ago.

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain.

(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

Animals that Battled Gladiators Discover what 6 powerful animals were utilized in ancient Roman gladiator games. There are a number of records that show multiple types of animals as opponents to ...

At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot. Gladiatorial games were a vital part of ancient Roman life, and in Pompeii, the amphitheater ...