Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of combat depicted in ancient texts, ...

Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...

Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...

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

The discovery highlights the historical significance of the Krasnoyarsk region during the Mongol Empire’s expansion. | Published April 23 | Read More | In Letca Nouă, Romania, a metal detectorist ...

After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten ...

(Reuters) -In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, ...

These culturally Phoenician communities associated with or ruled by Carthage became known as "Punic" by the Romans. The ...