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Archaeologists uncovered ancient military fortifications from Ptolemaic and Roman eras in Egypt's Tell Abu Sefeh, revealing strategic defenses that protected Egypt's eastern frontier.
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The Amphitheatre, in Chiappe's vision, should be the flagship of Cagliari's monuments and also a place for culture and shows, therefore often open at night. On the other hand, this is exactly the ...
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Find First Evidence of a Roman Gladiator vs. Lion Battle A lion left teeth marks on the hip bone of a gladiator who lived in 3rd-century Roman Britain.
Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series “ Hee Haw ” over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died Wednesday at age 78. No cause of death was immediately ...
Lulu Roman, a gospel singer and longtime star of country music variety show " Hee Haw," has died, a close friend confirmed to USA TODAY on April 24. She was 78. Roman died April 23, in Bellingham ...
A Roman-era skeleton unearthed in York, England, has given archaeologists the first physical proof that gladiators in Britain clashed not just with each other, but with ferocious beasts.
43AD - A Roman force of 40,000 led by Aulus Plautius landed in Kent and took the south east. The emperor Claudius appointed Plautius as Governor of Britain and returned to Rome.
Journal Reference: Thompson TJU, Errickson D, McDonnell C, Holst M, Caffell A, Pearce J, et al. Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain.
“Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain,” Timothy Thompson et al., in PLOS ONE, Vol. 20, No. 4, Article No. e0319847.
At last, proof of classical combat between man and beast has been found in the form of a skeleton from a Roman settlement in Britain. It is the first direct evidence of a gladiator mauled by a lion.
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