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Relief of paired fighters Amazonia and Achillea, found at Halicarnassus, identified as women by their gendered names. The gladiatrix (pl.: gladiatrices) was a female gladiator of ancient Rome. Like their male counterparts, gladiatrices fought each other, or wild animals, to entertain audiences at games and festivals .
"The revolt of the gladiatrices"), also known as Naked Warriors, is a 1974 gladiator exploitation film directed by Steve Carver and starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier. Pam Grier and Margaret Markov portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom.
Eucharis was originally a slave, then a freedwoman, of the Roman woman Licinia. [6] In contrast to Greece, where only male actors were allowed, the Romans allowed female performers. However, many prestigious theatres still barred women actors, and the majority of actresses performed on smaller stages as mimae, pantomime dancer-actresses, which ...
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Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
Pages in category "Actresses from Rome" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 282 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A gladiatrix is the female equivalent of the gladiator of ancient Rome. Gladiatrix or variants may refer to: Gladiatrix a fictional character "Gladiatrix", an episode of the TV series Birds of Prey; Gladiatrix (Гладиатрикс), the Russian title of the film The Arena "Gladiatrix", a song by Myrkur from the 2017 album Mareridt
[also known as Naked Warriors] – a story of two female gladiators from the arena of Brundisium, dir. by Steve Carver: History of the World, Part I: 1981 the section "The Roman Empire" of this broad satire is set in Rome Amazons and Gladiators: 2001 Australian action/adventure film of Roman times (dir. by Zachary Weintraub)