Gladiator women, truth or myth?
<p>Not only male gladiators faced each other in deadly duels in the Colosseum arena — this is a scientific fact. The preserved texts of Roman laws and archaeological finds confirm it. In 11 AD, by a special decree, the Roman Senate officially forbade free women under 20 to enter the arena. And in 19 AD, additions to this decree appeared. Roman senators banned participation in gladiatorial games for both men and women of the upper classes — senators and equestrians.</p>
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<p>Halikarnassus Relief. Source: solarey.net</p>
<p>For other Roman women, not to mention slaves, there were no such restrictions. The participation of women as fighters in the arena is demonstrated, for example, by a marble relief from Halicarnassus depicting two female gladiators in heavy armor. </p>
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