Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in ...

An amphitheatre under the ground at one of England's most important Roman sites is to be excavated by archaeologists. Wild animal hunts, executions and gladiatorial combat are believed to have ...

Archaeological discovery finds an ancient Roman service station that was used to help serve the passing trade on Ermin Way - ...

This is the first book to analyze the evolution of the Roman amphitheatre as an architectural form. Katherine Welch addresses the critical period in the history of this building type: its origins and ...

For hundreds of years, bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting for their lives. These gruesome contests are traditionally associated with arenas ...

Across the Roman Empire around 8000 people died in the arena every year. Gladiator battles were held at huge venues called amphitheatres. “Arena”, the word we use for this type of building ...

The Colchester Vase depicts a real battle between a secutor and retiarius gladiator For hundreds of years, bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting ...

Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old private spa complex thought to be the most elaborate ever found in the ancient Roman ...

Archaeologists excavating an amphitheater in the ancient Roman city of Prusias ad Hypium in northwestern Türkiye just uncovered a remarkable clay theater ticket inscribed with floral designs and ...

The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument ...