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Gladiators fighting lions is among the more enduring images of the arenas of ancient Rome. But other than depictions in mosaics and carvings, along with a few mentions in ancient texts, there is ...

An Ancient Roman stone relief depicting a gladiator fighting lions. ... An archeological breakthrough two decades in the making has provided the first proof that gladiators did indeed fight animals.

Scientists "may never know what brought this man to the arena where we believe he may have been fighting for the entertainment of others," but it is "remarkable that the first osteoarchaeological ...

Gladiator fights were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome, and the fighters were most often slaves, prisoners and, on occasion, volunteers. There are murals and mosaics depicting ...

As It Happens 6:16 Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it. In one ancient battle between man and beast, it appears the beast reigned supreme.

Roman texts and artworks are full of depictions of gladiators, the men who fought each other or wild animals to entertain large audiences in amphitheaters. However, because the Romans cremated ...