History & cultureThe Ordinary RomanThey Threw Him to a Lion. It Remembered Him. #shorts #history #animation #historyfacts
They Threw Him to a Lion. It Remembered Him. #shorts #history #animation #historyfacts
80.4× channel medianShort0:41EducationPublished Oct 12, 2026, 6:46 PM · 1w ago
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3,938
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0
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1.8%
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69
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376
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Rank in channel
#17
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Description
A runaway slave named Androclus was thrown to the biggest lion in the arena in Rome. The lion charged, stopped, and licked his hands. Years earlier, hiding in a cave in Africa, he had pulled a huge thorn out of a limping lion's paw, and the lion fed him for three years.
Then soldiers caught him and sent him to Rome to be killed by the beasts. The lion had been caught too. The emperor freed them both, and Androclus walked the city with his lion on a leash while people gave him money.
Tags
"ancient rome""roman history""androcles and the lion""androclus""gladiator""venatio""lion""aulus gellius""history shorts""bizarre history""true story"
Details
- Published
- Oct 12, 2026, 6:46 PM
- Length
- 0:41 (41 s)
- Format
- Short (3 min or less)
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- Yes
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- qXt5UC3Ri0g
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