Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

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