For the ancient Romans, spectacles held in amphitheaters were a form of thrilling entertainment, with fights pitting slaves and criminals against each other, as well as humans against beasts. New ...

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A multidisciplinary study confirms the local origin of the animal, a six-year-old male, and reveals the injuries it suffered in combat and the stress of its prolonged captivity through the fractures ...

Whether they're sites of worship, popular tourist attractions, or luxury apartments, there are plenty of historic landmarks still flourishing today. Read on to see the world's oldest man-made ...

"Everyone knows about the Roman amphitheaters of Arles and Nîmes," says Michel Martin, curator in chief of the library at the Museum of Arles and Ancient Provence. "But the Via Aurelia is a largely ...