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Secrets of the Dead

The Only Relief of Named Female Gladiators Ever Found

Season 23 Episode 2 | 2m 39s

In the British Museum, a marble relief from ancient Rome captures two named female gladiators in full combat. This rare depiction may be the greatest surviving monument to women in the Roman arena.

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