Gladiator graveyard discovered in northern England

by LSJ on June 7, 2010

Dozens of headless skeletons excavated from a northern English building site appear to be the remains of Roman gladiators, one of whom had bites from a lion, tiger, bear or other large animal, archaeologists said Monday.

Experts said new forensic evidence suggests the bones belong to the professional fighters, who were often killed while entertaining spectators.   Read more……

AP – In this image provided by Channel 4 on June 6, 2010, a skeleton unearthed at a building site in York, …

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