Animal in Gladiators Colosseum

News

Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain

Bite marks reveal gladiator's fatal encounter with a lion in ancient Britain

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial spectacles were not merely human-versus-human affairs. Gladiators also were pitted against animals.

Gizmodo · 1d

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 individual was likely bitten by a lion.

Science Daily · 4h

Skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat

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.

Greek Reporter3h

First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered on Roman Skeleton

A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...

1don MSN

Skeleton may show the first direct evidence of a gladiator bitten by a lion

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

Devdiscourse1d

Unearthing Gladiators and Big Cats: Ancient Battles Beyond the Colosseum

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

Gladiators in York fought lions

Gladiators in Roman York were pitted against lions, archaeologists have proved. During the Roman Empire, contemporary authors ...

El Mundo on MSN14h

A Gladiator Cemetery in Britannia: First Known Skeleton of a 'Bestiarius' Bitten by a Lion Found

This is a man who died 1,800 years ago in the territory now occupied by York, where it is believed there was an amphitheater. He was found in 2010 with 81 other bodies in a cemetery from the Roman era ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results