Bite marks found on York skeleton provide first evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions

BBC Wildlife Magazine·Apr 23

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Bite marks found on a skeleton in York are reported to be the first evidence of roman gladiators fighting lions. The marks, found on the skeleton's bones, suggest that the individual, believed to be a gladiator, was bitten by a lion during combat. The discovery is said to provide the first physical evidence of such a confrontation in roman britain.

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