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Teeth in the Bones: Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain
A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial ...
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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 ... in a grave between ...
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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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First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Battling Lions in Roman Britain Discovered
Blood, sand, and death – for Romans, there was no better entertainment than watching gladiators fight exotic animals in ...