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Soldier’s grief at horse’s death shown 1,800 years later as Roman skeleton found with grave gifts
The discovery of a Roman horses’ graveyard shows a soldier’s grief at the loss of his equine partner, 1,800 years later. An excavation carried out by the state office for monument preservation (LAD) ...
A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...
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, ...
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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 ... Terrace cemetery outside the city of York, UK. It was one of over 80 skeletons excavated there in 2004. The burials at the ...
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Skeleton may show the first direct evidence of a gladiator bitten by a lion
York began as the Roman city of Eboracum, which was founded as a fortress in the year 71 AD, and soldiers ... human superiority over nature, even for the spectators.” The skeleton will be ...
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A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
York began as the Roman city of Eboracum, which was founded as a fortress in the year 71 AD, and soldiers ... human superiority over nature, even for the spectators.” The skeleton will be ...