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Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion
Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a ...
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Archaeologists Just Found The First Evidence Proving That Roman Gladiators Fought Lions
Though dramatic images of ancient Roman gladiators fighting great beasts like lions and tigers have appeared in books and ...
A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...
Gladiator vs. Lion: 1,800-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Deadly Showdown
A thrilling discovery in York has unveiled the first-ever physical evidence of a human fighting a lion in Roman times, thanks to bite marks found on a skeleton in a gladiator cemetery. This adds a ...
Man recovered from ‘gladiator graveyard’ died of lion bite, study finds
This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...
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 ...
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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton
A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...
Bite marks reveal gladiator's fatal encounter with a lion in ancient Britain
In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...
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A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
“The bite marks were likely made by a lion, which confirms that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators, rather than soldiers or slaves, as initially thought and represent the first ...