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A hypothetical situation when a Murmillo gladiator was being involved in Venatio (beast hunting) in the Colosseum in Ancient Rome (the largest Roman ampitheatre), the gladiator was originally going to fight both a lion and a tiger but when the lion turned on the tiger with aggression the tiger managed to overcome the wild cat and killed it with little to no injury.

However from the Colosseum lions and tigers were trained to fight and kill the gladiators not each other, so this would have been a rare sight.

However in the circuses of ancient Rome,(outside the Colosseum) Emperor Titus arranged African lions and Bengal tigers to be trained to fight and kill each other with people betting on who would win.
It was almost always the tiger who was the victor in these battles, and most people betting on tigers to win the fight too,
This is verified from various reputed sources:
”A question often asked the office of the Zoo is, ‘If an adult lion and tiger were to fight, which would win?’ As we try to keep our adult lions and tigers in the Zoo from fighting, we did not know until in the records of the Roman arena we found that the tiger was usually victorious in such a combat …… It (the tiger) was most dreaded of all the beasts that appeared in the arena.” (Page 82, Ref. 20)
” The tiger is a rare jewel in a treasure chest of truly spectacular Indian wildlife. When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the coliseum, the tiger invariably won.” ( www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_tig…)
” The only living creature Nero really loved was Phoebe, a tigress, which put up such a tremendous fight in the arena that he had transferred her to a golden cage in the palace grounds.” (Page 180, Ref. 17).
”Occasionally lions were forced to fight tigers, but apparently the tigers always won.” (Page 287, Ref. 28 ).
”George Stubbs, the most famous and original animal painter of his time who was just reaching his peak in 1759, liked to display combats of lion versus tiger, though he did not commit the egregious mistake of James Ward’s animal pictures painted later in the century where the lion symbolizes Britain and the tiger India; in reality, as we know very clearly from the obscene animal fights staged by the Ancient Romans in the arena, the tiger would win such a fight every time” (Page 163, Ref. 29).
”… ancient Roman arena where lion versus tiger fights were often staged for the gratification of the crowds. In most of these combats the tiger emerged the winner” (Page 75, Ref. 19).
”If we are to believe the records of the old Roman arena, …… during those lusty days, a lion and a tiger were frequently matched …… and in such a combat the tiger usually won” (Page 7, Ref 30).
”Occasional fights were staged between lion and tiger – the tiger always won.” (Page 51, Ref. 35).
“In the time of the Emperor Titus, Tigers and Lions were forced to fight in the Amphitheater in Rome, and it is recorded by Martial that the Tiger was able to kill the Lion, a fact which has been confirmed by accidental contests occuring between these two animals in modern menageries” (Page 392, Ref 75)
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In Ancient Rome, lions and tigers were often pitted against each other in arenas for the purposes of entertainment and gambling. Furthermore, it was found that most of those ancient people placed their bets on tigers rather than lions!
www.scienceabc.com/nature/anim…

Roman Emperor Titus had Bengal tigers compelled to fight African lions, and the tigers always beat the lions.[66]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_ve…

Description
A hypothetical situation when a Murmillo gladiator was being involved in Venatio (beast hunting) in the Colosseum in Ancient Rome (the largest Roman ampitheatre), the gladiator was originally going to fight both a lion and a tiger but when the lion turned on the tiger with aggression the tiger managed to overcome the wild cat and killed it with little to no injury.

However from the Colosseum lions and tigers were trained to fight and kill the gladiators not each other, so this would have been a rare sight.

However in the circuses of ancient Rome,(outside the Colosseum) Emperor Titus arranged African lions and Bengal tigers to be trained to fight and kill each other with people betting on who would win.
It was almost always the tiger who was the victor in these battles, and most people betting on tigers to win the fight too,
This is verified from various reputed sources:
”A question often asked the office of the Zoo is, ‘If an adult lion and tiger were to fight, which would win?’ As we try to keep our adult lions and tigers in the Zoo from fighting, we did not know until in the records of the Roman arena we found that the tiger was usually victorious in such a combat …… It (the tiger) was most dreaded of all the beasts that appeared in the arena.” (Page 82, Ref. 20)
” The tiger is a rare jewel in a treasure chest of truly spectacular Indian wildlife. When the ancient Romans set tiger against lion in the coliseum, the tiger invariably won.” ( www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_tig…)
” The only living creature Nero really loved was Phoebe, a tigress, which put up such a tremendous fight in the arena that he had transferred her to a golden cage in the palace grounds.” (Page 180, Ref. 17).
”Occasionally lions were forced to fight tigers, but apparently the tigers always won.” (Page 287, Ref. 28 ).
”George Stubbs, the most famous and original animal painter of his time who was just reaching his peak in 1759, liked to display combats of lion versus tiger, though he did not commit the egregious mistake of James Ward’s animal pictures painted later in the century where the lion symbolizes Britain and the tiger India; in reality, as we know very clearly from the obscene animal fights staged by the Ancient Romans in the arena, the tiger would win such a fight every time” (Page 163, Ref. 29).
”… ancient Roman arena where lion versus tiger fights were often staged for the gratification of the crowds. In most of these combats the tiger emerged the winner” (Page 75, Ref. 19).
”If we are to believe the records of the old Roman arena, …… during those lusty days, a lion and a tiger were frequently matched …… and in such a combat the tiger usually won” (Page 7, Ref 30).
”Occasional fights were staged between lion and tiger – the tiger always won.” (Page 51, Ref. 35).
“In the time of the Emperor Titus, Tigers and Lions were forced to fight in the Amphitheater in Rome, and it is recorded by Martial that the Tiger was able to kill the Lion, a fact which has been confirmed by accidental contests occuring between these two animals in modern menageries” (Page 392, Ref 75)
indrajit.wordpress.com/categor…

In Ancient Rome, lions and tigers were often pitted against each other in arenas for the purposes of entertainment and gambling. Furthermore, it was found that most of those ancient people placed their bets on tigers rather than lions!
www.scienceabc.com/nature/anim…

Roman Emperor Titus had Bengal tigers compelled to fight African lions, and the tigers always beat the lions.[66]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_ve…