The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

The findings center on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.

Titus Caesar Vespasianus ruled Rome for just two years from 79-81 CE after the death of his father Vespasian, the founder of the Flavian Dynasty. His younger brother and successor, Domitian, implied ...

This Easter Sunday, before pouncing on the chocolate eggs, let us imagine the scene in Jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago.

Experts reveal insights into what Jesus really looked like based on his likely hair, skin tone, clothing, and physique.

It’s striking to compare the radical departure in Jesus Christ’s message from the kingdom of domination, intimidation and ...

Examination of the letters indicates that the style most closely matches that of the 1st century AD, while the language used ...

Dismas’ endurance beyond Jesus’ death is what makes him a companion to the long-suffering. He has gone before those for whom, whether by age or chronic illness, every breath is a burden. Dismas is a ...