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Unravelling the tale of a gladiator bitten by a lion
While brand new research into a mutilated skeleton exhumed in York has revealed the first-ever proof of gladiators fighting ...
Bones reveal gruesome death of Roman man who may have died by lion in York arena
A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...
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See Roman skeleton with 'lion bite' at DIG in York
The first Roman skeleton discovered with a "lion bite", thought to be from a gladiatorial battle in York, is now on display at DIG in ...
Roman skeleton with 'lion bite' at DIG in St Saviourgate
The first Roman skeleton discovered with a "lion bite", thought to be from a gladiatorial battle in York, is now on display at DIG in ...
Daytimes on BBC Radio York - Gladiator skeleton: But where is York's missing Roman amphitheatre? - BBC Sounds
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Bite Marks on Ancient Skeleton Reveal First Physical Evidence of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions
Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...