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Jannik Sinner's Return to the Roman Arena
Jannik Sinner has landed in Rome, ready to reclaim the spotlight on the most important stage of Italian tennis. Just hours ...
Archaeologists Found a Roman Gladiator’s Skeleton—With Bite Marks That Hint He Fought a Lion
Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...
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First Physical Evidence of Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered on Roman Skeleton
A Roman skeleton found in York shows bite marks from a lion, offering the first physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild ...
Bones reveal gruesome death of Roman man who may have died by lion in York arena
A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...
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Lion bite on skeleton confirms Roman gladiator combat in ancient York
Researchers say the man’s spinal damage, lung inflammation, and lion bite offer a rare glimpse into the brutal reality of ...
Scientists have found the first proof that ancient humans fought animals
Historians have long believed that ancient humans fought animals in arena battles, but no definitive evidence has been found ...
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A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...
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First physical evidence found of gladiators fighting fierce animals in Roman arenas
Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...
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This Hidden Gem in Northern Italy Is Called 'Little Rome'—and Its Historic Center Is a UNESCO Site
Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...
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Bones reveal gruesome death of Roman man who may have died by lion in York arena
The Roman skeleton is thought to be the only one ... ‘Throughout time there have been suggestions of humans having been put into a public arena to battle large animals — as seen in mosaics ...