The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in gory skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators ever women? Several lines of evidence, including ...

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Actor Nick Tarabay delivers a line in the original Spartacus series on Starz that stuck with creator Steven S. DeKnight for more than a decade. Tarabay's character, Ashur, an ambitious, unpredictable ...

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

The latest expansion of the “Spartacus” franchise, “Spartacus: House of Ashur,” sees the first female gladiator enter the arena. The first trailer for the spinoff series premiered at Comic-Con in San ...