Unlike society in ancient Egypt, Rome did not regard women as equal to men before the ... from ladies’ maids to farm workers, and even gladiators. Wealthy widows, subject to no man’s authority ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Successful gladiators ... men and women fight to the death. Ritualized, public violence had been a favorite entertainment of the Romans for centuries. The practice began as an ancient Etruscan ...

The first reports of gladiators (the name comes from the type of sword they used: the gladius) appears around 264BCE, 2300 years ago, back when Rome was ... Rich women would pay to have the ...

Did Jewish gladiators even exist? But many have occupied themselves with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport, including whether fights took place in ancient ...

Roman historian Suetonius records that the emperor Domitian made female gladiators fight at night and by torchlight, while poet Juvenal describes women who decide to fight in unflattering terms.

Gladiators in ancient Rome were indeed thought of as celebrities ... “There are lots of rumors that you see of high society women falling in love with gladiators,” Dr. McIntosh said.