With the premier of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II fast approaching, English Heritage has made the timely announcement that it will display a Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a gladiator. The ...
Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the individual was likely bitten by a lion. Reading time 2 minutes Gladiatorial ...
Archaeologists may have discovered the largest ancient Roman cemetery in Britain beneath an A-road in Cumbria. Excavation ...
ONE of Britain’s largest Roman cemeteries, uncovered near Penrith during archaeological works linked to the A66 upgrade, will ...