What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, archaeologists and historians ...

The Viminacium bear was a local bear from the Balkan region, and the authors speculate that its capture could have been done ...

When you think of gladiators, you probably picture men with swords. But in Roman arenas, the opponents gladiators faced weren ...

Archaeologists determined that the bear had an infected injury and had been held captive for a significant amount of time.

Lions and tigers and bears, oh yes! In the dust of an ancient Roman arena in Serbia, archaeologists have uncovered a ...

It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some ...

Bear remains from Roman spectacles in Serbia reveal brutal captivity and combat, offering the first physical proof of the ...