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Irish-led study finds physical evidence of gladiators battling lions from the Roman era
The groundbreaking study led by a professor at Maynooth University in Ireland found physical evidence of "Roman gladiatorial ...
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 ...
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 spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...
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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 ...
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First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Battling Lions in Roman Britain Discovered
In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...
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 ...
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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Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat
Around 2017 he was studying human remains uncovered during a 2004 excavation of Driffield Terrace—a site in York, England, that evidence suggests was a gladiator burial ground during the Roman ...
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Roman-era skeleton from Britain is rare evidence of human-animal gladiator combat
Records of gladiator combat in the Roman Empire have been well-documented, with evidence of both human-human conflicts and fights between humans and animals such as lions and bears. But actual ...
In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...