Tag: combat
Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat
Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England By Gayoung Lee edited by Allison Parshall 1st century AD Roman relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! If you’re…
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the impending presidency of Donald Trump means that Kyiv is expected to come under intense pressure on the battlefield. Azov, a volunteer brigade whose decade-old nationalist origins have made it a target of Russian propaganda, plans to form an international battalion to…
Shops offered grottos and wine to combat ‘drab’ December
The number of people going to shops has fallen for the second year in a row, according to a leading data monitor, after the year ended on a “drab December” for retail. Footfall dropped 2.2% in 2024, having also fallen in 2023, the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) analysis of Sensormatic’s data found. Experts said a…