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

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

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where spectators likely watched gladiator fights and animal hunts with bated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

By most accounts, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a good game with some flaws, and its DLC goes out of its way to make ...

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 ...