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 ...
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 ...
The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in gory skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators ever women? Several lines of evidence, including ...