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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 ...
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An Entire Ancient Roman Town Was Discovered Off A Highway In Southern England
In addition to ancient Roman pottery, jewelry, rare coins, and evidence of a road system, the 18-acre site in Newington, ...
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Ancient Ptolemaic and Roman Military Structures Uncovered in Egypt’s Sinai
Fortresses, soldier housing, and roads from Egypt’s Ptolemaic and Roman eras found in Sinai, revealing military life over ...
Ancient Roman ruins seemed ‘typical’ — until ‘something more unusual’ emerged
The ancient Roman kiln found at the Centre Severn site ... of a 40- to 44-year-old woman who died around 336 A.D. Photos show these finds. A pile of Roman pottery found at the Centre Severn site.
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Oldest Wine in the World Still in Liquid From Found Inside 2,000-Year-Old Roman Funeral Urn With Human Ashes
Although molecular traces of ancient wines have been found staining pottery walls, this is the oldest wine in a liquid state ...
Lions vs Gladiators? Archaeologists find gruesome evidence of ancient Roman bloodsports in York
Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...
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Ancient Roman ruins seemed ‘typical’ — until ‘something more unusual’ emerged
The ancient Roman kiln found at the Centre Severn ... woman who died around 336 A.D. Photos show these finds. A pile of Roman pottery found at the Centre Severn site. Photo from Cotswold ...