Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

‘One-on-one human battles in Colosseum-type settings were a form ... The skeleton is a centrepiece in the Life in Death in Roman Eboracum exhibition at DIG: An Archaeological Adventure in ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday ... as he leads the first station representing "Jesus is condemned to death.". Credit: Zofia Czubak / EWTN News ...

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

A lion's bite has confirmed the death of a gladiator in an ancient Roman arena - revealing a brutal spectacle far beyond the Colosseum. Archaeologists have found the first physical evidence of ...

The man had been on holiday in Rome with family and friends and had visited several landmarks. The Colosseum’s remaining 31 lower arches, once entrances to arena seating, are blocked off by iron ...

and how how they too had to defend themselves from the threat of death. "We often have a mental image of these combats occurring at the grand surroundings of the Colosseum in Rome, but these ...

The Via Crucis at the Colosseum ... enactment of Jesus' death. Participants take turns holding the cross of his crucifixion as they walk in and around the ancient Roman arena, stopping to pray ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum ... or purchased it from stalls outside the arena. Pastries sweetened with honey appear ...

and how how they too had to defend themselves from the threat of death. “We often have a mental image of these combats occurring at the grand surroundings of the Colosseum in Rome, but these ...

You can imagine in the arena ... themselves from the threat of death,” Malin said. Images of sparring gladiators, sometimes with one another or with beasts, memorialized in ancient mosaics and pottery ...