Bones suggest a lion gnawed on Roman gladiator's body while he died
23-04-2025 22:00 via abc.net.au

Bones suggest a lion gnawed on Roman gladiator's body while he died

A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.
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