Lion's Teeth Marks in British Graves: The Roman Empire's Brutal Entertainment Industry

Send us Fan Mail Evidence hidden in bones tells a bloody story of Roman Britain that changes everything we thought we knew. When we think of Roman gladiator combat, our minds normally drift to the Colosseum in Rome, or perhaps to the sun-baked arenas of North Africa and the Mediterranean. Few of us picture lions stalking the misty shores of Britain. But that's exactly what archaeologists have discovered: concrete evidence of lions in York. This isn't just any discovery. It's a paradigm shift ...