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First Direct Evidence of Gladiator Fights Against Brown Bears
Archaeology Magazine ^ | September 8, 2025 | editors / unattributed

Posted on 09/15/2025 7:25:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

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Ventral view of fragmented maxilla of brown bear
Marković et al. 2025, © Antiquity Publications Ltd.
Marković et al. 2025, © Antiquity Publications Ltd.

1 posted on 09/15/2025 7:25:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 09/15/2025 7:25:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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...though no direct physical evidence of this had ever been found.

Of course not, because us bears almost always win such fights.

3 posted on 09/15/2025 7:30:36 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: SunkenCiv

Not to be confused with fights between Bears and Lions.


4 posted on 09/15/2025 7:31:02 AM PDT by omni-scientist
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To: SunkenCiv

a grisly grizzly battle


5 posted on 09/15/2025 7:33:13 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Florida Man vs. Gators


6 posted on 09/15/2025 7:38:57 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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To: SunkenCiv

How long before this same thing comes to American reality TV?


7 posted on 09/15/2025 7:44:42 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: omni-scientist

That wasn’t a ‘fight’...........😁


8 posted on 09/15/2025 7:48:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

“...a venator, a skilled gladiator who fought against carnivorous animals”

I had no idea! Thanks, as usual.


9 posted on 09/15/2025 7:49:41 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: omni-scientist

Bears 21
Lions 52

Final


10 posted on 09/15/2025 7:50:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: AndyTheBear

Of course not be cause it is all speculation.

To drive the narrative the person wants.


11 posted on 09/15/2025 7:51:50 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: Red Badger

That was so much fun to watch.


12 posted on 09/15/2025 7:52:24 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Dallas/Giants was a great game too!................


13 posted on 09/15/2025 7:53:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Dallas/Giants was a great game too!................


Guess somebody had to win that one.


14 posted on 09/15/2025 7:54:29 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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The stadium floor was littered with fingernails.................


15 posted on 09/15/2025 7:55:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Brown Bears Matter


16 posted on 09/15/2025 7:59:47 AM PDT by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFO n9t born againRE HIM!)
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BRAVE AI:

The Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants 40-37 in overtime on Sunday, September 14, 2025, after a dramatic game that featured five lead changes in the fourth quarter alone.
This marked the sixth lead change of the fourth quarter and overtime, tying an NFL record.


17 posted on 09/15/2025 8:01:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: omni-scientist

That was a fight? /rimshot!


18 posted on 09/15/2025 8:11:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: AndyTheBear

😁


19 posted on 09/15/2025 8:11:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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20 posted on 09/15/2025 8:32:30 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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