THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SPECTACLE... THE STORY THAT STUNNED THE WORLD.
These may be the only remains of a gladiator ever found. The evidence that they were female not only made history but changed it, giving a new understanding of the role of women in Roman society. Was it really possible for a woman to have embraced masculine virtues and acquired masculine skills-and to have been encouraged to revel in the blood-and-death spectacle of gladiatorial combat?
Gladiatrixenters this startling new world for the first time. It also unearths the inspirations for these warrior women of Rome-the legend of the Amazons and the true story of Boudica, the Warrior Queen who almost brought the Roman Empire to its knees. And it recreates the startling life of a female outcast who lived and died like no other, to became history's most remarkable sister-in-arms.
By:
Amy Zoll
Imprint: Berkley
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 298g
ISBN: 9780425186107
ISBN 10: 0425186105
Pages: 261
Publication Date: 03 September 2002
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Preface Introduction 1. Discovery 2. Goddesses, Amazons, and Warrior Queens 3. Roman Women: Virgo, Matrona, Lupa 4. The Life of a Gladiator 5. Blood Sport 6. ""At London, in the Temple of Isis"" 7. The Death of a Gladiatrix Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index"
