Ancient Romans utilized the foundation of Greek theater by borrowing the open air, semi-circular structure, while also innovatively altering the physical space to include an expanded stage. They also ...

The ancient brown bear skull was found at the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, providing the first physical evidence of the species’ involvement in Roman “spectacles,” researchers said. Marković, N.

An ancient Roman mosaic shows a woman fighting a wild beast in the arena — a rare depiction of a female combatant and the first known visual representation of a woman battling animals, according to a ...

Throughout history, rulers and political movements have used public spectacles of combat to evoke courage, sacrifice, ...

There was some real “grizzly” violence in the arena. It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some might believe — ...