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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Archaeologists look to have settled a long-standing debate after finding proof that Roman gladiators did, in fact, fight ...

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

Scientists in Serbia have presented the first fossil evidence of a brown bear (Ursus arctos) that took on human fighters in ...

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