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 ...
Once thought an athlete, this Roman statuette may depict a female gladiator in combat pose. Curators long believed this Roman statuette showed a female athlete. But high-resolution imaging reveals ...
An ordinary Roman oil lamp shows two gladiators with unmistakably female features, fighting in the same poses as men. Discovered by archaeologist Dr. Anna Miaczewska, it may be the strongest visual ...