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The Ultimate Warrior Sports Drink

Gladiator bones reveal a mysterious strength-boosting drink used before combat.

10/08/2025

Secrets of the Dead

The Ultimate Warrior Sports Drink

Clip: Season 22 Episode 7 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

Gladiator bones reveal a mysterious strength-boosting drink used before combat.

After testing some of the first gladiator remains found, forensics anthropologist Fabian Kanz discovers that some bones contained unusually high levels of strontium. Gladiators may have been consuming strontium-rich drinks to become stronger warriors as they faced each other in the Colosseum.

10/08/2025

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