“When women fight, the typical understanding of them as supportive, cooperative and nurturing is stripped away, leaving a battleground which is unfamiliar to both combatants and spectators.“ — Catherine Colegrove

References

Many of the following references, in print, on video and online, were useful to me in preparing my paper. Hopefully those who have an interest in gladiatrices will find these resources a handy jumping-off point.

The Arena (2001): A still image from the 2001 remake of The Arena