Science reveals secret lives of mysterious decapitated gladiators

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Science reveals secret lives of mysterious decapitated gladiators

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"The skeletons of Roman-era fighters found in York, UK, have undergone genome analysis to determine their origin."

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Yes, many Romans who served in Britain were from North Africa, the emperor Septimius Severus campaigned against Caledonian tribes in the eary 3rd century, he was from what is now Libya. He died in York in 211AD.
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