Female Gladiators

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Carole Raddato
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published on 13 May 2015
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Marble relief with female gladiators, from Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey), 1st-2nd century CE.

The British Museum, London.

This marble relief commemorates the honourable release from service (missio) of two women fighters, "Amazon" (named after the female warriors) and "Achilia" (named after the Greek hero Achilles). The inscription APELUTHESAN, "they were freed", indicates that they won their freedom after a series of outstanding performances. Heads of spectators can be seen on either side of the platform.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2015, May 13). Female Gladiators. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3858/female-gladiators/

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Raddato, Carole. "Female Gladiators." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 May 2015. Web. 14 Dec 2024.

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