A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

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

Bite marks found on the hip bone of a gladiator, known as 6DT19, who fought and died in Roman Britain in the 3rd century C.E. have been put forward as the first such proof.

Although Roman gladiator events are often associated with the Colosseum in Rome, evidence suggests they took place across the empire, including in York, researchers say. The city was a key Roman ...

Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a lion, experts say. The remains were discovered during a 2004 dig at ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A skeleton recovered from an intriguing Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators and animals, according ...

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.

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

The skeleton of the young man was found during a 2004 dig in York Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a lion ...