Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

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Archaeologists say an "exciting analysis" has revealed that a skeleton from a Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion ...

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.