The use of wild beasts in gladiatorial contests is well-documented in ancient Roman texts, yet until now it was thought that ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...

Archaeologists have discovered what might be the last Roman gladiator arena ever built. And it is a long way from the capital. In December 2021, a group of archaeologists supervising a boathouse ...

Archaeologists unearthed a leopard bone from Viminacium, present-day Serbia, belonging to an animal native to Africa.

Construction of a new boathouse at the Basel Rowing Club in Switzerland has turned up the ruins of what might have been the last gladiator arena the Romans ever built. Archaeologists from the Aargau ...

There was some real “grizzly” violence in the arena. It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some might believe — ...

The twists, turns and enigmas that permeate Westworld have made the HBO show a success, but the idea of an amusement park reserved for the super wealthy is nothing new. All we have to do is look to ...

The Italian government announced plans to give Rome’s ancient Colosseum a new floor. The construction would allow future visitors to stand where gladiators once stood. An Italian engineering firm won ...

Just like spectators at modern-day sporting events, people who attended ancient Roman gladiator fights would have gotten hungry and might have even wanted to shop for little souvenirs. Archaeologists ...

The Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheatre in the heart of the northern Italian city, will host the closing ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, local organisers said on Thursday.