Gladiatrix
This article is about female Roman gladiators. For other uses, see Gladiatrix (disambiguation).
The gladiatrix (plural gladiatrices) is the female equivalent of the gladiator of ancient Rome. Like their male counterparts, female gladiators fought each other, or wild animals, to entertain audiences at various games and festivals. Very little is known about them. They were almost certainly considered an exotic rarity by their audiences. Their existence is known only through a few accounts written by members of Rome’s elite, and a very small number of inscriptions. History Female gladiators rarely appear in Roman histories. When they do, they are “exotic markers of truly lavish spectacle”. In 66 AD, Nero had Ethiopian women, men an… Continue Reading (6 minute read)
A true entertainer, that one.
They say the perfect woman doesn’t exist.
Once I was at a rave in Germany and saw a girl squat and pee right in front of me. I was stunned too.
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I just watched the movie “Gladiator”!again later night and was wondering about the female gladiators. How coincidental
Some critics actually criticized the director of the movie “Gladiator” for including female gladiators in the movie because they thought he made them up.