Marble relief with female gladiators

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65 shots - Panasonic GF7 Marble relief with female gladiators - 1AD - 199 AD Displayed in the British Museum According to several contemporary eye-witnesses, women also performed in the Roman arena. According to the biographer Suetonius, the emperor Domitian (reigned AD 81-96) made women fight by torchlight at night. This marble relief was carved on the occasion of the missio (honourable release) of two women fighters, 'Amazon' and 'Achilia', who had probably earned their freedom by giving a series of outstanding performances. They are shown with the same equipment as male gladiators, but without helmets. Source : https://tinyurl.com/lssjxuy Feel free to post any comments.