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Bronze handle suggests 'lions used' in Roman Britain executions

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An unearthed bronze key handle suggests lions were used in executions in Roman Britain, archaeologists have said. The handle, which shows a “Barbarian” grappling with a lion, was excavated from under a Roman town house, off Great Central Street in Leicester. It also shows figures of four boys …

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