The documentary’s American director, Gary Glassman, said: "It was the first time that a wild animal had been released into the Colosseum in 1,500 years.

In Roman times, they didn't have video games. So they had to settle for watching humans and animals being killed in real life. One entertainment at Rome's beautiful Colosseum was to carry animals ...

The Colosseum was used for more than 500 years, with its last recorded games held in the sixth century. It was then used for a variety of purposes, including housing, a cemetery, a church, a ...

Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum Reuters Published Nov 24, 2022 • 1 minute read Join the conversation ...

Did gladiators really do battle with exotic animals? Or is that historical fiction? While lots of animals were part of the ...

Italian animal rights group LAV used the Colosseum —- with itstradition of bloodshed, both human and animal —- to raiseawareness as part of its campaign to ban animals from circuses.

ROME (Reuters) – A year-long study of the drainage system under the Colosseum has unearthed fragments of the bones of bears and big cats that were probably used to fight or as prey in hunting ...

Jerusalem Post Archaeology Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum New discoveries shed light on the later years of the Colosseum in Rome. By REUTERS NOVEMBER 24, 2022 20:50 A ...