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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 ...
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 ...
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How Irish researchers found proof gladiators fought with lions
Analysis: The discovery of a Roman gladiator skeleton with unusual bite ... We can also compare the shape and position of the wounds with known weapons of the time, but none of them remotely ...
ZME Science3d
A Roman gladiator died fighting a lion in England and his 1,800-year-old skeleton proves it
It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.
Greek Reporter2d
First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered on Roman Skeleton
A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...
Daily Mail3d
Horrific death of Roman gladiator at the hands of a LION is revealed by his skeleton as it is found 2,000 years later
The idea of a Roman gladiator taking on a lion might sound like something from the recent blockbuster, Gladiator II. But it was a reality for one brave fighter 1,800 years ago - and we're not ...
Scientific American4d
Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat
Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...
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A lion’s bite marks a fatal fight with a possible Roman-era gladiator
Those feline bite marks, preserved on a skeleton interred in northeast England, provide the first physical evidence of a Roman-era battle between a gladiator and a nonhuman animal anywhere in ...