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Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.

Science News · 2d

A lion’s bite marks a fatal fight with a possible Roman-era gladiator

The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

Reuters · 2d

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.

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What the ancient world can teach us about death

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

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Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field

In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in ...

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Roman gladiator skeleton reveals evidence of big cat battles

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 ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution13d

A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna

A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...

Pope Francis' cause of death at 88 'wasn't linked to recent health battles'

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88 just weeks after being released from hospital with a double lung infection ...

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Pope Francis Dies At 88, Leaves Legacy Of Inclusivity And Commitment To The Poor

Pope Francis died the Monday after Easter from ongoing health struggles. The Roman Catholic Church announced his death.

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