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The US Treasury secretary says the IMF and World Bank have deviated from their purpose. Also: The US issues Ukraine with an ultimatum, and proof that a Roman gladiator in Britain was bitten by a lion.
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.
Archaeologists have confirmed the first physical evidence that a Roman gladiator in Britain died fighting a lion. The ...
Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...
New research suggests a skeleton which belonged to a gladiator was mauled by a lion or another big cat during combat.
This year Malta will celebrate its 100th Anniversary of Cinema and the Archipelago's status as an international hub for world ...
Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...
The first physical evidence of gladiator and animal combat during the Roman period has been confirmed by researchers.
It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.
The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.
Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...
A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.