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FemaleGl adiatorInAncientRome

JohuaJ.Mark
pulihedon18Januar2012

InOctoerof2008,theankoftheTierriver,thetomoftheproconulMarcuNoniu
Macrinu,afriendofmperorMarcuAureliu,waunearthed.Thefindgeneratedgreat
excitementinthatMacrinu,orapectofhilife,wereuedathemodelforthecharacterMaximu
inthefilmGladiator(2000).Manwhowroteonthefind,andmentionedGladiator,eemedto
forgetanevenmoremomentoudicoverin1996:thetomofafemalegladiatorintheouthwark
areaofLondon,ngland.

FemaleGladiator

THFMALGLADIATOR
Dicoveredin1996Candannouncedineptemer2000C,theRemainofGreatDovertreet
Womanprovidedphicalevidencetoackuptheutantialliterarevidencewehavefrom
antiquitthatwomenfoughtagladiatorinthearena.Thewoman'pelviiallthatremainofthe
odafterthecremationuttheaundanceofexpeniveoillamp,togetherwithotherevidence
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ofalargeandluxurioufeatandthepreenceofpinecone(urnedatthearenatocoverthe
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mell)allcontriutetotheconcluionthatthiwathegraveofareveredgladiator-whowaa
woman.

THGAM&THGLADIATOR
TheRomanwriterenecadecriedanafternoonatthearenathul,
Thesenoonfightersaresentoutwithnoarmorofanykindtheyareexposed
toblowsatallpoints,annooneeverstrikesinvain...Thecrowddemandsthat
thevictorwhohasslainhisopponentshallfacethemanwhowillslayhimin
turnandthelastconquerorisreservedforanotherbutchering.(Durant,387)

Atherearenumerouaccountofthegladitorialgamewhichupporteneca'viewofthe
rutalitandutcher,onemawellwonderwhanonewouldvoluntarilecomeagladiator.
Contrartopopularview(ingrainedmoredeeplinimaginationGladiator)notallcomatant
werelaveorChritiankilledforport.GladitorialchoolaoundedinRomeand,extenion,
inhercolonie.GladitorialchoolexitedinRomeaearla105C.UponenteringaGladitorial
choolthenovicetookavowtoallowhimelftoewhipped,urnedandkilledwithteelandgave
upallrighttohi-orher-ownlife.Thegladiatorecamethepropertofthematerofthechool
whoregulatedeverthinginthatperon'life,fromdiettodailexercieand,ofcoure,trainedthe
perontofight.omeinthechoolwere,indeed,lave,utmanmen-anditeemwomena
well-joinedthechoolvoluntarilforthefame,theexcitement,forthelargeamountofmone
whichcouldemade(gladiatorkeptmotofwhattheearnedfighting)ortoeraeperonalor
famildet.

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Gladiatormoaic

THROLOFWOMNINROM
AwomeninRomewerenotthoughttoemen'equal,andtheirpulic,ifnotalwaprivate,live
trictlregulated,thefemalegladiatorcouldneverachieverepectailit,nomatterhowgreata
warriorhewa.In116CtheRomanatiritJuvenalwrote,
Andwhataboutfemaleatheletes,withtheirpurpletracksuitsandwrestling
inthemud?Nottomentionourladyfencerswe'veallseenthemstabbing
thestumpwithafoil...justtherighttrainingneededtoblowamatronlyhorn
attheFloralFestival.(Lewis,335)

veno,aedonarchaelogicalevidencepre-datingthe1996findofthetomoftheGreatDover
treetWoman,femalegladiatorengagedregularlintheportwheneverthereigningemperor
deemeditconvenient-orpopular-toallowit.
Contriutor'Note:Thiarticlewafirtpulihedontheiteuite101.C.2009JohuaJ.Mark

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JOHUAJ.MARK

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Afreelancewriterandpart-timeProfeorofPhiloophatMaritCollege,New
York,JohuaJ.MarkhalivedinGreeceandGermanandtraveledthrough
gpt.Heteacheancienthitor,writing,literature,andphilooph.

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ILIOGRAPHY
AortedWriter,"GladiatorTomUnearthed,"Aorted1996,2000,2008.
DurantW,CaearandChrit,1944)
LewiJ.,TheewitneAncientRome,2003)
Murra.,FemaleGladiatoroftheAncientRomanWorld,2003)
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Attriution-NonCommercial-hareAlike .Thiliceneletotherremix,tweak,anduilduponthicontentnoncommerciall,alongathecredittheauthorandlicenetheirnewcreationundertheidenticalterm.

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