An incredible rediscovery in the archives has brought to light the only known visual representation of a female beast hunter fighting in the Roman arena. The 1,700-year-old mosaic from Reims, France, ...

The image remained hidden for more than a century. A mosaic found in Reims (France) in 1860, destroyed during World War I and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male ...

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There was some real “grizzly” violence in the arena. It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some might believe — ...

Historians have identified the first known visual depiction of a woman battling wild animals in a Roman amphitheatre, marking ...

The scientists have discovered a “fragmented bear skull” that bears the markings of a gladiator’s weapon. What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, ...

The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male brown bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, which resulted in an ...