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Bite marks on Roman skeleton offer first proof gladiators fought lions

Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators fought animals in Roman amphitheaters, new research shows.

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A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds

A skeleton recovered from an intriguing Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according to new research. Related video above: Archaeologists discover Roman mass grave in Vienna,

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Lion bites on skeleton provide first evidence of gladiator’s combat with wild beasts

A Roman gladiator’s skeleton has provided the first piece of physical evidence of combat between a human and a large cat, archaeologists said.

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First physical evidence found of gladiators fighting fierce animals in Roman arenas

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

Gladiators in York fought lions

Gladiators in Roman York were pitted against lions, archaeologists have proved. During the Roman Empire, contemporary authors ...

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Skeleton may show the first direct evidence of a gladiator bitten by a lion

and soldiers remained there until the end of the Roman period in the early fifth century, according to the study authors. Researchers think gladiator-style arena events were occurring there as ...

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Lions vs Gladiators? Archaeologists find gruesome evidence of ancient Roman bloodsports in York

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

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