Bite marks discovered on an ancient Roman skeleton in the UK have been hailed as the first ever physical evidence of ...

A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.

Bite marks discovered on a Roman skeleton unearthed in York, England, constitute the first physical evidence that gladiators fought against big cats during the Roman Empire, according to Science ...

A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first evidence of gladiator fights with animals in Europe. A skeleton of a Roman ...