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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.

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Gladiator bones finally confirm human-lion combat in Roman Europe

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained elusive. Due to this lack of bodily evidence, experts have instead long relied on historical accounts,

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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 lion, experts say. The remains were discovered during a 2004 dig at Driffield Terrace,

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While gladiators may have used unique weapons, they also used implements of war that were more familiar throughout the ...

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IX facts about Roman gladiators

Gladiators came ... from the lower echelons of Roman society. Some of the earliest were prisoners of war, who fought wearing their own culture's traditional armour. Later, criminals were ...

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While Gladiator Fights Are Considered Quintessentially Roman By Nature And Began As A Way To Honor The Dead, These Spectacles Didn't Actually Originate In Rome

Such a spectacle has always been considered quintessentially Roman by ... given simple weapons and zero training. But as the tradition evolved, gladiators were provided with armor and had ...

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Roman gladiator's lost tomb is FOUND in Italy after 2,000 years

Regardless, the discovery adds a fresh twist to Roman history as the ... with heavily armored gladiators ('secutors') facing those bearing lighter armor ('retiarius'). At venues, gladiatorial ...

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