Hi Polydora, There is an article in "Archäologie in Deutschland" (1/2002, 56-61) concerned with "Gladiators in Campania" which is giving a couple of hints towards the use of animals in Roman games and some pictures of wallpaintings. While discussing the subject with a colleague she remembered a german TV-documentation a couple of weeks ago where recent animal bone finds from the colloseum in Rome were shown. Unfortunately I can give no exact reference, but maybe this is worth researching. All the best Christian -- KNOCHENARBEIT Hans Christian Küchelmann Biologist Use Akschen 4 € D-28237 Bremen € Germany tel: +421 / 61 99 177 fax: +421 / 691 80 62 mail: [log in to unmask] web: www.knochenarbeit.de