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Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat

1st century C.E. Roman relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting. Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so ...
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Lion bites on skeleton provide first evidence of gladiator’s combat with wild beasts

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 ages ...
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First Ever Leopard Bones Found At Provincial Roman Amphitheatre, Suggesting Bloody Gladiatorial Battles

The use of wild beasts in gladiatorial contests is well-documented in ancient Roman texts, yet until now it was thought that ...
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Step inside the ancient Roman empire's gladiatorial arenas, and witness 24 hours of shocking violence

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...
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Archaeologists Found a Roman Gladiator’s Skeleton—With Bite Marks That Hint He Fought a Lion

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals in the arena—animals capable of killing a human being. Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have ...
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Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?

Several lines of evidence, including historical records and artistic depictions, suggest that female gladiators did exist in ...
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A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View

With the premier of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II fast approaching, English Heritage has made the timely announcement that it will display a Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a gladiator. The ...