A skeleton of a Roman gladiator with clear traces of big cat bites has been discovered in England. This is the first evidence of gladiator fights with animals in Europe. Key information A skeleton of ...

The skeleton was one of 82 excavated in a 2004 ... the size and shape of the bite marks using samples from large cats at London Zoo. They concluded the injuries were consistent with those from ...

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

A Roman gladiator’s skeleton has provided the first piece of physical evidence of combat between a human and a large cat, archaeologists said. The skeleton, likely of a man who died between the ...

The discovery on remains found in York highlight how humans fighting large cats was entertainment on the edge of the Roman ...

A new study uncovers evidence of gladiatorial combat between humans and lions in Roman Britain. Forensic analysis of a ...

Archaeologists have analysed a skeleton from a probable "gladiator graveyard" in the UK, and found bite marks from a big cat such as a lion or tiger. It's the first physical evidence of gladiator ...