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Scientific American · 4d

Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England

The New York Times · 4d

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.

IFLScience on MSN · 4d

First Ever Evidence Of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered In Britain

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first archaeological evidence that gladiators did battle with lions and other terrifying beasts.

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 ...

New Scientist on MSN3d

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 ...

Greek Reporter3d

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 ...

Talker on MSN4d

Find reveals physical evidence of deadly Roman gladiator animal fights

Bite marks found on the pelvis of a skeleton discovered in a cemetery is the first archaeological proof of gladiator combat ...

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.

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