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Lion Bite Marks on 1,800-Year-Old Skeleton Confirm Gladiators Fought in Roman Britain
Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...
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Ancient Bite Wounds Confirm Roman Gladiators Did Fight Lions in Combat
Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...
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 ...
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-animal combat in Roman Europe
Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...
Research reveals first skeletal evidence of gladiator bitten by lion in Roman period
The findings center on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to ...
Armor-piercing arrows — from Genghis Khan era — found hidden in museum. See them
The Mongol Empire was led by Genghis Khan, a conqueror who united the Mongolian tribes across Asia. Khan established a large, disciplined military infamous for its brutal and violent attacks as the ...