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 ...
Roman lawmakers took the unusual step of forbidding women from fighting as gladiators. The ban suggests a moment of moral panic, and possibly the clearest proof yet that female gladiators were a real ...
Twas beauty who killed the beast. An 1,800-year-old mosaic fragment featuring a topless leopard fighter confirmed that female gladiators battled animals in the arena, challenging popular perceptions ...
This rare depiction may be the greatest surviving monument to women in the Roman arena. In the British Museum, a marble relief from ancient Rome captures two named female gladiators in full combat.
In the British Museum, a marble relief from ancient Rome captures two named female gladiators in full combat. This rare depiction may be the greatest surviving monument to women in the Roman arena.
New York Post: 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic of a topless woman battling a leopard proves female gladiators were real
1,800-year-old Roman mosaic of a topless woman battling a leopard proves female gladiators were real
Live Science: Did Romans battle rhinos in the Colosseum? A historian explains the truth behind the fight scenes in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.
Did Romans battle rhinos in the Colosseum? A historian explains the truth behind the fight scenes in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.