A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away. A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

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The best evidence yet that Roman gladiators fought lions: a bite mark. For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Archaeologists Reveal Gladiator Attacked by Lion in Roman 'Spectacle' Published Apr 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT Updated Apr 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM EDT. By .

There's plenty of art and literature depicting ancient Roman gladiators battling lions and other large predators, but researchers now say they have found the first physical evidence this occurred.

Lion bites on skeleton provide first evidence of gladiator’s combat with wild beasts Skeleton of young gladiator dug out from York cemetery in 2004 Shweta Sharma ...

First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton. A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, ...

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Bite marks on the thigh bone of a man who lived in Roman Britain, including those shown here, were likely made by a lion during a gladiator show or public execution, a new study finds. T.J.U ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, according to a new study.

The likely culprit of the latter: a lion. Marble artifacts from Roman Britain depict lions mauling gladiators, Thompson says, but no confirmed archaeological evidence had been found.