Gladiatrix
The True Story of History's Unknown Woman Warrior
$44.92
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2002
Summary
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?
Gladiatrix enters this st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425186107 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0425186105 |
| Author: | Amy Zoll |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2002 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 152mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Amy Zoll
Amy Zoll has a Masters Degree in Roman Archaeology from the University of Durham, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked at Roman sites in England and France, in addition to two summers in Pompeii. She is the author of several articles for academic journals, and Gladiatrix is her first full-length work.
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