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

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

The bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, and there were marks on its teeth from chewing at the bars of a cage.

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

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

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

Gladiator 2 by Ridley Scott arrived with as much elegance as a Roman chariot crashing into a mob. Critics, historians, and viewers found plenty to lament about the film with respect to its plot, the ...

The aforementioned apprentice is Manuel Real ‘Realito’, a rapidly rising star who was declared the winner of this year’s Grand Final, held in Lucena, Cordoba, on September 7. The boy, reported to be ...

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

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

Part of the Empire's territory for 600 years, the south Balkan country has never dug up anything like the 29 by 19 foot long ...

But the decision – which was as much political posturing as an aesthetic act, promoting a romanticised vision of ordered life ...