In a direct fight, the tiger’s size, strength, and sheer power give it a near-certain win. Leopards are clever, adaptable, ...

A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

It was Gladiator, Bollywood style. A 35-year-old construction worker in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh was filmed this week literally fighting tooth and nail with a leopard for his life ...

SINGAPORE: It was Gladiator, Bollywood style. A 35-year-old construction worker in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh was filmed this week literally fighting tooth and nail with a leopard for his ...

An archeological breakthrough two decades in the making has provided the first proof that gladiators did indeed fight animals.

Gladiator fights were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome, and the fighters were most often slaves, prisoners and, on occasion, volunteers.

As It Happens 6:16 Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it In one ancient battle between man and beast, it appears the beast reigned supreme.

Bite Marks on Ancient Skeleton Reveal First Physical Evidence of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been ...

Previously, images of gladiators being mauled by lions have been found in mosaics and on pottery, but this was the first time skeletal evidence of the fighting has been found.

In ancient Rome, gladiator fights were held as spectacles, and it is said that some of them were classified as beast fighters (bastiarii), who fought wild animals such as lions and bears.