In 1860, archaeologist Jean Charles Loriquet uncovered a massive mosaic in the town of Reim in northern France that depicted ...
The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and ...
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 ...
An obscure 19th century sketch holds the only known visual proof of women fighting wild beasts in ancient Roman arenas.
New study reveals women in Roman arenas fought wild beasts, with rare mosaic evidence extending their history by a century.
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 ...
The ban hints at moral panic, and possibly the clearest proof that female gladiators truly existed. Roman lawmakers took the unusual step of forbidding women from fighting as gladiators. The ban ...
The image remained hidden for more than a century. A mosaic found in Reims (France) in 1860, destroyed during World War I and ...
A drawing by Jean Charles Loriquet, after he found the mosaic in 1860. It shows part of the mosaic with the leopard and ...
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