This mosaic depiction of a topless woman whipping a leopard might've proved the existence of female gladiators. Twas beauty who killed the beast. An 1,800-year-old mosaic fragment featuring a topless ...

When you think of a fight between an animal and a human in ancient Roman sports, the mental image is usually of a big man vs. an animal in a big arena filled with cheering spectators. In a new study, ...