Skull from the gladiator graveyard of Ephesus. Analysis of the injuries shows the man's head was impaled from above by a trident. The strike was likely delivered execution-style to the kneeling gladiator, after he had lost a bout and proven unsuccessful in any appeal for mercy. pic.twitter.com/Gg6PyiBMiN

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 30, 2022