Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

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

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings that once adorned the stately residence. The Roman villa of Barberes Sud ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

Getty Images Artist Olivier ... Organisers have said St George and the Roman empire are more linked than many people might expect. "St George was likely a Roman soldier from 3rd Century Cappadocia ...

The booklet claims that the Catholic Church dropped the "Second Commandment" which forbids "graven images", i.e. statues. Allegedly the Catholic Church condones statue worship. Now one version of ...

The Romans also believed that some animals had special powers that they would try to harness through creating sculptures or images of them. Students could be provided with passages from Roman ...

Some experts viewed such pieces as “hunting magic”—representations of sought-after game animals and, therefore, survival tools, not works of art. The problem is, many of the figurines ...

However, their only mission in Europe involves untangling a staggering amount of mail between the soldiers on the front lines and their families. Lena eventually realizes this is important to the ...

Roman soldiers were likely also encouraged to use free-flowing water sources when on the march, a practice that was also common for many other armies. Of course, this would always be downstream of ...