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Secrets of the Dead

What the First Gladiator Bones Can Tell Us About How They Lived

Season 22 Episode 7 | 3m 08s

While examining the first gladiator bones ever found, forensic anthropologist Fabian Kanz spots a small but unmistakable detail in a skull. Appearing to have healed, the scarring on the bone suggests some gladiators may have received the best medical care available to Ancient Romans.

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