Maxibus, a Roman cat that lived 2,000 years ago, was discovered in England

Two thousand years ago, gladiator races, hunting, or some criminals may have been hanged at a party in the village of Richboro off the coast of the British city of Kent.

All this in one amphitheater, which can seat up to five thousand people. The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ says. Paul Pattison, a property historian at English Heritage, explained daily that it would “be a special occasion to attract people to Richborough and its environs.” “They’re public shows, in our terms, the equivalent of going to see a big movie in the theater.”

An excavation in recent weeks has opened this window to the playful past of the Romans. And its relationship with animals: Discoveries include the skeleton of a cat, which the group called Maximus (a cross between the Roman name Maximus and the English word for kitten).

The skeleton of this cat was found in a residential area of ​​the village and experts believe it is a pet. After all, “we usually expect it to be cut off by predators, but [o Maxipus] It’s almost done, so it looks like it was deliberately placed in a place where it could not be dismantled, “Pattison told the Guardian.

People may have already had animals at the time, however “they are not as emotional as we are with them. Now, it is debatable whether they were in the house.

In addition to the cat, there are other inventions that reveal past lives, such as a small prison that was used to protect wild animals or even people before they were thrown into the arena.

Excavations in 1849 had already revealed the presence of an amphibian, but archaeologists wanted to know more about space. In the process, they not only discovered new methods of construction and decoration, such as coins, individual decorative pieces, pieces of clay and remains of cut animal bones.

Pattison explained that all of this “excited” the excavation team with the findings. “Everyone is very motivated and eager to dig every day. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about a place like this.