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A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman gladiators. For the first time in Europe, scientists have found physical ...
Bite marks on a 1,800-year-old skeleton from Roman Britain suggest that a gladiator was mauled to death by a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study reports. However, scholars who were not ...
Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination: the city of York in the United Kingdom.
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, according to a new study.
Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination.
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research.