Archaeologists have published the first fossil evidence that brown bears (Ursus arctos) fought alongside human gladiators in Roman amphitheaters, in a study recently published in the journal Antiquity ...

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For citizens of the ancient Roman Empire, a trip to the amphitheater meant a thrilling day of entertainment. However, for many of the gladiators and animals involved, it was a fight for survival. A ...

Some things were truly built to last. Some two millennia ago, Romans constructed amphitheaters across their vast empire, as far north as modern-day Scotland and as far south as what’s now Libya. Large ...

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.