An ordinary Roman oil lamp shows two gladiators with unmistakably female features, fighting in the same poses as men. Discovered by archaeologist Dr. Anna Miaczewska, it may be the strongest visual ...

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 ...

Roman lawmakers took the unusual step of forbidding women from fighting as gladiators. The ban suggests a moment of moral panic, and possibly the clearest proof yet that female gladiators were a real ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starz's new drama Spartacus: House of Ashur not only expands the Spartacus universe, but it also breaks standing stereotypes by ...