When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This Roman-era relief depicts two female gladiators fighting each other in Halicarnassus, an ...
A Roman oil lamp shows two female gladiators fighting like men—strong visual proof women fought. An ordinary Roman oil lamp shows two gladiators with unmistakably female features, fighting in the same ...
A ‘Secrets of the Dead’ installment considers the possibility of female gladiators in the ancient empire.
The ban hints at moral panic, and possibly the clearest proof that female gladiators truly existed. Roman lawmakers took the unusual step of forbidding women from fighting as gladiators. The ban ...
A small bronze statue dating back nearly 2,000 years may be that of a female gladiator, a victorious one at that, suggests a new study. If confirmed the statue would represent only the second ...
A new analysis of the famous Colchester vase indicates that gladiators fought in Roman Britain during the second century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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