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2000 years of secret has emerged: the war of gladiators and lions has been proven! – Cyprus Newspaper

2000 years of secret has emerged: the war of gladiators and lions has been proven! – Cyprus Newspaper


The war of gladiators and lions has been spoken for centuries.

As a result of excavations in Driffield Terrace in York, England, a lion bite was found in the Gladiator skeleton.

Those who excavated in the UK was a shock effect. Lion bites were found in the gladiator skeleton, and those who heard could not hide their astonishment.

During the Roman period, the war of gladiators and lions has survived to the present day. The stories told about the bite detail on the gladiator skeleton while making a sound.

Gladiators against lions: 2000 years of secret

According to the news in the BBC Roman gladiator’s skeleton was found in the lion bit.

While the emergence of the archaeological excavation was investigated, excavation was carried out in York, England in 2004.

As a result of the researches in the skeleton belonging to a young man, the holes in the basin bone and the bite scars may belong to the lion. Forensic Medicine Specialist who is closely interested in the research. Tim Thompson said there was evidence that gladiators fought lions.

Traces reflected from the past to the present

Professor Thompson of Maynooth University in Ireland said that the lion was holding the gladiator from his hip. It was estimated that the lions were usually dragged after being neutralized when adding that there was no place to attack.

The gladiator was estimated to be between the age of 26-35, while he was buried in a grave with two skeletons and covered with horse bones. These traces showed that he was “Bestiarius ,, that he was someone who fought animals.

Malin Holst said that he had been studying skeletons for many years and that he had come across this type of bite for the first time.



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