Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a brutal clash between a lion and a gladiator in one of England’s most iconic ...

Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination: the city ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

While brand new research into a mutilated skeleton exhumed in York has revealed the first-ever proof of gladiators fighting ...

A thrilling discovery in York has unveiled the first-ever physical evidence of a human fighting a lion in Roman times, thanks ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

that the lion is mauling or dragging this individual on the ground," he continued. "At the end, when one or both were dead, there would be a burial for the gladiator and the use of the animal ...

Until now, these clashes in the arenas of the empire were only known from written records and artistic representations ...

Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork ... His remains were buried between 1 ...

A forensic artist has recreated the face of the Roman gladiator who was mauled by a lion in York. Get any of our free email ...