Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of ...

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 ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...

Seeing that Pilate did not want to crucify Jesus to begin with, he made that point clear by washing his hands of the affair ...

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

Like any scam, military deception is most effective when it reinforces what the enemy already believes. The essay points to the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, when a Roman army was nearly ...

Ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral, a centuries-old security force stands watch: the Swiss Guard. Known for their vivid uniforms and storied legacy, these elite soldiers are more than ceremonial figures.

Many of the men’s remains carried evidence of training ... as a fortress in the year 71 AD, and soldiers remained there until the end of the Roman period in the early fifth century, according ...

Roman Kostenko, a legislator and in past years field ... Ukraine’s Donetsk region is beyond their capacity.” Ukrainian frontline soldiers said units are training hard for close-in combat, soldiers ...