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 ...

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Actor Nick Tarabay delivers a line in the original Spartacus series on Starz that stuck with creator Steven S. DeKnight for more than a decade. Tarabay's character, Ashur, an ambitious, unpredictable ...

Curators long believed this Roman statuette showed a female athlete. But high-resolution imaging reveals gladiatorial attire and a combat pose, suggesting it’s a statue of a female gladiator from ...

What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, ...