Remains Believed to Be Female Gladiator’s
From Times Wire Reports
The Museum of London displayed for the first time evidence of what archeologists excavating a London burial site believe may be the remains of a female Roman-era gladiator. While it has long been known that Roman women fought in the arena, this would be the first concrete example, they say. All that is left of the warrior, believed to have been in her mid-20s, is her pelvic bone.
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