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Archaeologists find a severed Roman warning to the Celts

The discovery of a decapitated skull on a Roman frontier in northern Spain has turned a long abstract story of conquest into ...
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2,000-year-old Celtic skull found in Spain points to Romans' brutal war practices

Researchers unearthed the skull from a 2,000-year-old fort, according to Live Science. Further investigation revealed that it ...
Yahoo

Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat

1st century C.E. Roman relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting. Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so ...
Yahoo

Gladiator bones finally confirm human-lion combat in Roman Europe

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Despite written evidence ...
Courthouse News Service

Lion bite on skeleton confirms Roman gladiator combat in ancient York

(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in ...
HistoryExtra

Step inside the ancient Roman empire's gladiatorial arenas, and witness 24 hours of shocking violence

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...
Greek Reporter

Phalanx vs. Legion: How Greek and Roman Armies Used Different Warfare Tactics

Ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time, but their warfare tactics and leadership during battle ...