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Roman Gladiators from York

The Roman conquest of Britain began in 43 AD but resistance in the north
was fierce. Roman General Quintus Petillius Cerialis led the 9th Legion into the
north and founded Eboracum in 71 AD (which became York) Originally Eboracum was
intended to be a military fortress aligned along the river Ouse measuring about
50 acres in size. This wooden camp was upgraded to stone in 108 AD and
garrisoned by the 6th Legion. The famous Emperor Hadrian reportedly visited
Eboracum in 122 AD in order to plan his great walled frontier, which would be
named after him. Emperor Septimus Severus visited in 208 AD and made it his
private base while campaigning against Scotland, and he became the first of
three Roman Emperors who would die in Eboracum. In 237, the town became a
colonia, the highest legal status any Roman city could attain as Eboracum was
the largest town in the north and the capital of Britannia Inferior. This is
exactly the time period from when these 7 gladiators hailed.
Detailed analysis of these gladiators from York revealed some fascinating
results. The bones showed various degrees of wear and tear as one might expect
from the dangerous sport: 6DRIF-18 revealed a spinal fracture of the first
vertibrae, 6DRIF-21, 6DRIF-3, and 3DRIF-16 meanwhile have fractured forearms,
ankles and wrists. 6DRIF-22 has a skull injury as well as a stab to the neck -
his extra vertebrae did not seem to assist with his fate. 6DRIF-23 meanwhile had
4 cuts to his jaw and was fully decapitated - clearly not the best fate to have.
Last but not least 3DRIF-26 is fascinating indeed - he had a left shoulder
injury, fractured ribs, damage wrists - and from a genetic standpoint is a
deviation from the rest. His background compared to ancient samples from the
time period matches very close to Ptolemaic Egyptians or the Near East.
Read more here
Ötzi the Iceman

In 1991, hikers discovered the mummified remains of a man who died 5300
years ago in the Alps with an arrow stuck through his shoulder. His genetics
show great affinity to modern Sardinia and it is thought if you have ancestors
stem from the region between Sardinia and the Alps, there is a chance you could
be related to Ötzi. Found in the Ötztal Alps between Italy and
Austria, he was given the nickname Ötzi and represents Europe's oldest known
natural mummy.
He is believed to have been murdered as the arrowhead in his left shoulder
was a fatal wound. He had brown eyes, O-type blood, was lactose intolerant and
probably had Lyme disease. Analysis of his colon showed Ötzi's
second-to-last meal included ibex meat, cereals and plants. His last meal
included red deer meat, grasses and cereals. He had a gap in his smile, lacked
wisdom teeth and also had a fairly rare condition where he lacked the smallest
ribs on either side.
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The 7th Crusade

The Crusader States (also known as Outremer) were created after the First
Crusade (1095-1102) as a way to keep hold of territorial gains by Christian
armies in the Middle East. Crusader castles were built all over Outremer to
serve not only as defensive structures, but also as administrative and economic
centers designed to last for many years to come. The four small Outremer states
were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Edessa, the Country of Tripoli and
the Principality of Antioch. This analysis focuses on the former Phoenician and
later Roman colony of Sidon / Saida which remained in Arab hands until 1110 when
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem and King Sigured I of Norway captured it. The city
was then re-captured by the masterful Saladin in 1187, only to be re-taken by
German Crusaders in 1197. It remained a key Crusader stronghold until the
Saracen invasion of 1249 when it was destroyed - this series of exchanges
presented the backdrop for the ill-fated 7th Crusade.
The 7th Crusade was led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Jerusalem
had recently fallen and there was no popular enthusiasm at the time for a new
crsusade, as Europe was involved in many internal conflicts. Bela IV of Hungary
was rebuilding his kingdom from ashes after the devastating Mongol invasion of
Europe. Henry III of England was struggling at home and Haakon IV of Norway was
in the midst of a civil war. Louis IX was almost alone in declaring a new
crusade to the east and in 1248 sailed from Aigues-Mortes and Marseilles with an
army of 15,000. They sailed for Cyprus but Louis decided to focus first on
attacking Egypt. While marching towards Cairo, Louis' main force was attacked by
Mameluk Baibars and defeated. In 1250 while attempting to return to a safer
location, Louis himself was captured and taken prisoner after his army was
annihilated. He was ransomed for 800,000 bezants after which he fled to Acre,
one of the safest crusader strongholds in Outremer. The French King re-enforced
local defenses and moved north to Sidon.
Read more here

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