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When you think of gladiators, you probably picture men with swords. But in Roman arenas, the opponents gladiators faced weren’t always human. Sometimes they were wild animals dragged from the forests ...

For citizens of the ancient Roman Empire, a trip to the amphitheater meant a thrilling day of entertainment. However, for many of the gladiators and animals involved, it was a fight for survival. A ...

What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, archaeologists and historians are slowly fleshing out the details of ancient gladiator fights. Some ...

The ancient brown bear skull was found at the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, providing the first physical evidence of the species’ involvement in Roman “spectacles,” researchers said. Marković, N.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male brown bear suffered a ...

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 — ...

Skulls of brown bears from the SNSB’s paleoanatomical collection. On the right is a Syrian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus, a subspecies adapted to warmer climates. Lower jaw and skull bone of a ...

The battered skull of a brown bear discovered near a Roman amphitheater in Serbia reveals that the wild animal had been kept in captivity for years and was fighting off an infection when it died ...

The scientists have discovered a “fragmented bear skull” that bears the markings of a gladiator’s weapon. What many people know about Roman gladiator fights comes from Hollywood movie scenes. However, ...