Bite marks reveal gladiator's fatal encounter with a lion in ancient Britain. By Will Dunham. April 23, 2025 6:04 PM UTC Updated April 23, 2025 Item 1 of 5 An ancient Roman mosaic ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the individual was likely bitten by a lion.

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 ...

Humans 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, an analysis of his ...

An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene in which a specialist gladiator called a venatore confronts a lion, is on display at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, in December 2011.