We know from ancient texts that Roman gladiators fought the lion, but until now there was no physical evidence
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The pelvic bite marks of men who lived in Roman-occupied England were probably created by lions in gladiator combat.
The findings say it provides the first physical evidence that people fought animals in gladiator arenas in Europe. Tim Thompson At Maynooth University, Ireland.
Gladiator glasses, including wild cats, bears, elephants and other animals, are frequently described in Rome…
Source: www.newscientist.com