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 ...

In the British Museum, a marble relief from ancient Rome captures two named female gladiators in full combat. This rare depiction may be the greatest surviving monument to women in the Roman arena.

In 1917, artillery fire obliterated a spectacular third-century Roman mosaic in Reims, France. It joined the countless, invaluable artifacts forever lost to wars. Yet, for over a century, sketches of ...

The world of gladiators is one of the most thrilling and brutal aspects of ancient Rome, filled with tales of courage, skill, and spectacle. While male gladiators dominate most historical accounts, a ...

An ancient Roman mosaic shows a woman fighting a wild beast in the arena — a rare depiction of a female combatant and the first known visual representation of a woman battling animals, according to a ...