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Gladiator bones finally confirm human-animal combat in Roman Europe
Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...
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Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat
The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
L'Italo-Americano1d
The Roman Empire’s original smartwatch: portable sundials
The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...
Shawn Michaels Raves About WWE NXT “Black & Platinum” Era Ahead Of Stand & Deliver
When most people think of Shawn Michaels, they think of the two-time WWE Hall of Famer, the “Showstopper,” the “Heartbreak Kid,” and “Mr. Wrestlemania .” VIBE had the pleasure of connecting with the ...
Roman Reigns hints at retirement after WrestleMania 42 – Is this the end of the Tribal Chief era?
Roman Reigns hinted at his potential WWE departure, stating his current contract expires after WrestleMania 42, with plans to ...
Major League Baseball6d
Here's a potential impact callup for each organization
Make no bones about it, cracking the Major Leagues on Opening Day is a big deal. But sometimes we get so wrapped up in that ...
Popular Mechanics14d
A Construction Crew Was Renovating a Soccer Field—and Found the Bodies of 150 Ancient Roman Soldiers
Renovations on a soccer field outside of Vienna, Austria, uncovered a Roman-era mass grave that held the remains of roughly 150 males. Experts believe the site was likely a battlefield where a ...
Smithsonian Magazine15d
Mass Grave From Roman-Era Battle Discovered Beneath a Soccer Field in Vienna
Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and Germanic warriors. Afterward, the battered bodies of dozens ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs17d
Mercury gemstone and ritual knife found in Roman-era German Settlement
Recent archaeological excavations in Delbrück-Bentfeld, in the Paderborn district of northwestern Germany revealed Roman-era farmsteads. Initially thought to be an isolated farmstead discovered ...
ABC 7 Chicago17d
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
"Within the context of Roman acts of war, there are no comparable finds of fighters," said Michaela Binder, who led the archaeological dig. "There are huge battlefields in Germany where weapons ...