Rome’s Colosseum reveals secret history of women
RomeaE™s Colosseum reveals secret history of women.
The Colosseum in Rome held a special tour to mark WomenaE™s Day on Thursday, exploring the famous monumentaE™s feminine angle aE" from female gladiators to noblewomen in love with the arena fighters.
aE˜From senatorsaE™ wives to humbler women, many were crazy about gladiators. They were like footballers today,aE™ said Lucilla Rossi, a tour guide.
She said the problem was that stories about the liaisons between Roman women and gladiators were all contained in chronicles written by men.
Read the rest of the article at RomeaE™s Colosseum reveals secret history of women – Khaleej Times Online
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