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

Gladiatorial games were among the most dramatic spectacles of ancient Rome, but how were they actually organized and staged? In this video, we uncover the logistics behind the arenas—from recruiting ...

Analysis of a bear skull found at a Roman amphitheater east of Belgrade reveals that while the bear was brown, its fate was ...

The artifacts and artworks on display paint a refreshingly broad picture of Roman life in the northern reaches of the Empire.

Many ancient records detail Romans’ use of brown bears in entertainment, according to Antiquity. They were apparently trained ...

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

Princes of Ancient Greece' at the Getty Villa gives the first look outside Europe at the ancient Greek Griffin Warrior, whose ...

For citizens of the ancient Roman Empire, a trip to the amphitheater meant a thrilling day of entertainment. However, for ...

Now, a shattered skull from Serbia tells the chilling story of one such combatant: a brown bear who lived, suffered, and died ...

Marine archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era helmet from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea that was lost during an ...

Archaeologists recovered the "Montefortino"-style helmet in an underwater excavation in the Aegadian Islands off the coast of ...

During a routine archaeological monitoring operation carried out during construction work in the town of Aegerten, in the ...