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

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Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

The findings center on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to ...

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The first physical evidence of gladiator and animal combat during the Roman period has been confirmed by researchers.

Bite marks found on the pelvis of a skeleton discovered in a cemetery is the first archaeological proof of gladiator combat ...

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.