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@abid5087

Жыл бұрын

I love your “how they did it videos.” You should definitely do one on chariot racing

@Liquidsback

Жыл бұрын

Roman Adoption of new Gods, ala Cybele, Sol Invictus, Mithras into the Imperial Cult.

@gabrielmanolis5188

Жыл бұрын

Late Roman Infantry.

@fpassow1

Жыл бұрын

Anything digging into some part of daily life of any group of common people.

@scottdoesntmatter4409

Жыл бұрын

the truth is, female gladiators didn't exist most likely. Gladiators needed muscle and lots of belly fat so that they could be lightly wounded and it would look bloody (to the crowd this was a good thing). Women have neither of those things. YOU SCREWED UP! This is speculation at best, not historical proof based on primary sources.

Promoter: "We have women in the arena!" Romans: "Scandalous! How dare you!?" Promoter: "Don't worry, they're poor!" Romans: "Oh, that's okay, then."

@NeroIML

Жыл бұрын

Romans watching a theater performance featuring a man getting pecked to death by birds and a woman getting raped to death by a bull: "Wouldn't want this to be unseemly, would we?"

@slitherthewizardofwither6959

Жыл бұрын

@@NeroIML really?

@konstantinriumin2657

Жыл бұрын

Romans: "Scandalous! How dare you!?" Also romans: "Scandalous! I will visit this show for sure!"

@NeroIML

Жыл бұрын

@@konstantinriumin2657 "I say! Women fighting? highborn men playing theater? Don't mind if I do."

@HxH2011DRA

Жыл бұрын

The more things change the more they stay the same

"Female gladiators were scandalous and looked down upon" Invicta artists: Either way, I'm making them hawt.

@matecsorba5680

2 ай бұрын

With all the respect to these women, they probably were.....HAWT

@cartomancycarmen

Ай бұрын

This❣️

I always find it amusing how the older generation complaining and being upset over the behaviour of the younger generation is such a constant in history. Boomers moaning about millennials is just the latest version

@paulohagan3309

Жыл бұрын

One of the ancient Greek philosophers [Plato?] complained about the youth of his day and their lack of manners and respect. Plus ca change and all that ...

@cp1cupcake

Жыл бұрын

When I took British Literature in high school, something I noticed is they constantly seemed to swap between urban and rural poetry every ~10-20 years. Basically, each new generation of poets decided their teachers poetry wasn't what they wanted to make.

@sashimiPv

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but no Boomer in history ever had woke Zoomer gender freaks as their younger generation. So todays Boomers have every right to complain!

@SabbaticusRex

Жыл бұрын

You can clearly see that throughout time manners , respect , morality has been trending downward sometimes slowly other times as if it was thrown off of a cliff . So it is only natural especially when you factor in bias . But let us be clear ; Gen Z and Millenials _ARE_ truly awful . ;)

@TheVideoMaker1999

Жыл бұрын

@@SabbaticusRex not all Gen Z and Millennials are awful Also if you're "allergic to social media" why are you on KZread which in a way counts as such?, I smell a little conflict of interest

It's funny to think that if we saw an actual gladiator fight, we'd be disgusted by the violence But if we showed them two female UFC fighters, the Roman's would've found that disgusting. Time is funny

@ramenbomberdeluxe4958

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I dunno, many female UFC fighters arent exactly...at the peak of women's musculature. See, the issue is that due to society having long standing and oppressive expectations for women to only be "fit and palatable" instead of actually at their true, magnificent peak, especially in fighting sports, you dont see even Rhonda Rousey at her potential best. Is this to say that these women arent strong or muscular in any way? Hell no, toned is still a level of muscularity after all. However, it says a lot that women rarely get to be those chiseled warriors when society, as with other aspects of how it treats women, constantly degrades and discourages it, with such classics as "you'll look like a man" or "you cant defeat a man" or "you need drugs to get that big". Likewise, I wonder if women gladiators would have gotten truly ripped if not for the (especially back in ancient times) sexism in their society?

@nevio2658

Жыл бұрын

@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 I mean a lot of female UFC are 'toned' because fighting is mostly a stamina game. Especially at the top end of the sport. What are you trying to say is "peak potential best"? Because weight classes are a thing, not every fighter is going to be a "heavy weight" and essentially be as heavy as they can possibly be

@YanuStepdad

Жыл бұрын

@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 Gladiators weren't ripped with six packs, so arguably female gladiators probably weren't either because the truth is they were dealing with blades and a layer of fat can make sure you don't bleed out quicker than muscle.

@DaLordIsBack1

Жыл бұрын

Two female UFC fighters fighting ARE pretty disgusting lol

@SEAZNDragon

Жыл бұрын

The Romans would probably have a heart attack over the relatively bare female UCF outfits.

I remember watching a documentary long ago that stated some noble born girls would willingly participate in gladiatorial fights (for fun and fame I guess). Coming from wealthy families they could afford personal trainers and good gear which made it a bit safer.

@cp1cupcake

Жыл бұрын

It also might have been one of the ways that girls would get away from their families. Even today, there are some girls who join terrorist groups in the hope of getting arrested, and therefore away from their families.

@abdiabdi3225

Жыл бұрын

@@cp1cupcake unless their parents their parents are literally removing parts of the skin and eating it in front of them every couple of months they will have a way worse life with terrorist the more plausible groups you're thinking about is most likely smugglers.

@JayM409

Жыл бұрын

Their Patrician fathers would never allow it. They would invoke Patria Potestas and have those daughters put to death if they disobeyed.

@forspartaaa2348

Жыл бұрын

Jean luc Picard i have seen some contradiction to that too on some doc and news sources

@stevengreen9536

Жыл бұрын

@@cp1cupcake Then those girls are stupid and should rethink that idea. Very very VERY carefully. Unless they want to end up like those wives of dash fighters in Iraq. Their home countries DO NOT want them back. So the government of Iraq has them and their kids locked away in a camp. Which they will probably be living at for the rest of their natural lives.

7:50 "But there was always a referee to break them up if one seemed to be losing her head." I imagine that it might become quite literal in some bouts as the adrenaline gets going. Or if the victor got too into the role of representing a Celtic warrior...

@abdiabdi3225

Жыл бұрын

I know this is probably a joke but remember the romans saw naked prostitutes and slaves on a near daily basis heck many of our modern understanding of modesty and the limits of showing skin are from the monothestic trio Juadism Christianity and Islam the Romans didn't see such things in that way at all.

@Luke_Danger

Жыл бұрын

@@abdiabdi3225 I think you replied to the wrong comment, friend!

@game_boyd1644

Жыл бұрын

@@Luke_Dangernot sure. Both he and the original comment might be alluding to the fact that Celts sometimes fought naked

@Luke_Danger

Жыл бұрын

@@game_boyd1644 Well, when I made the original comment I was referencing that Celtic warriors were reported to be headhunters, not fighting naked, but rereading it I can see how it might be taken that way.

@rune.theocracy

Жыл бұрын

Referees in a gladiatorial match... I can imagine one going "I didn't hear no bell" in Latin with so much blood loss

An issue I have with documentaries on this is they imply that a small outlier portion of history is actually representative of the norm during the period. I am impressed with Invicta. He makes it clear that female gladiators were rare due to the norms of the era. But there were hyper rare times when women did preform.

@willt8988

Жыл бұрын

Are you telling me that Netflix is lying? Haha. The historical dramas are unwatchable now. I watched Utred of Badenburg return to his castle and six black men were sitting in the dining hall. Just sitting there, no explanation needed.

@totalwartimelapses6359

Жыл бұрын

@@willt8988 Yeah Netflix specifically is absurd with this, they make it very transparent that they wanna be as diverse as possible even when it breaks immersion Outside of Netflix there's plenty of natural diversity which is great, but on Netflix it always looks so forced and therefore jarring

@rosameltrozo5889

Жыл бұрын

The shame about Invicta is how he's allowing the colonization of Roman and Greek history

@theamorphousflatsch2699

Жыл бұрын

@@rosameltrozo5889 I don't know what that is supposed to mean.

@daltonevans3412

Жыл бұрын

@@willt8988 hey! You better not trash talk netflix, they are doing gods work by spreading *the message* and you trash talking them is a direct affront to our new world order.. i'll be watching you mr.will t.

I love these "Who-would-win?" from Rome. Like a Gaul vs a Numidian, feels like Deadliest Warrior but real.

Great video! I love these glimpses into the lesser-known aspects of ancient Roman life.

5:15 - This scene is a hall of fame for Invicta animations.

@InvictaHistory

Жыл бұрын

At this point the "disgusted woman" and "pointing man" are achieving the status of the "my cabbages" guy

@SabbaticusRex

Жыл бұрын

I assumed the man's index finger was haunted .

@lohengramm7798

3 ай бұрын

​@@InvictaHistorynice avatar the Last Airbender reference

Great video. I liked the acting/entertainment focus. It was a different way to view gladiators, male or female. The animations and Beverly's art are top notch.

Mesoamerica had ritualistic gladiatorial boxing, using held stones or conch shell gauntlets, and Monument 148 at the Maya site of Tonina shows a woman boxing with one of those punching stones against a man, with some preceding monuments showing her and other boxers being captives and seemingly forced to fight. I don't have a ton of information on the boxing, I know much more about stuff like urbanism, architecture, waterworks, militarism, politics etc then I do it, but "American Gladiators: Ritual boxing in Ancient Mesoamerica" from "Blood and Beauty: Organized violence in the art and archeology of Mesoamerica and Central America" is the main overview I've looked at in the past, and the "Maya Decipherment" blog run by Dr. David Stuart has a post on the Tonina monuments and 148 called "Gladiatrix".

@KaaxItzam

Жыл бұрын

In addition there are some really incredible Jaina figurines depicting maimed and disfigured boxers. Some boxers could obviously gain large amounts of fame and prestige through the very dangerous professions they practiced, even if they were originally slaves. From Gonzalo's life story as a Spanish castaway, made slave then war chief, Maya slaves could have as much opportunity to rise to high positions as Roman slaves - perhaps these 'gladiators' could also fight their way to fame and fortune?

Fantastic documentary and quality commentary about a subject not really known to the general public.

Now that’s a show I’ll pay anything to watch

@samdegoeij6576

Жыл бұрын

Murder isn't fun.

@thepath1252

Жыл бұрын

@@samdegoeij6576 Yeah it is

@rdf4315

Жыл бұрын

Who wouldn't want to watch a sex scene in the middle of the coliseum, I have no doubt that it will be intoxicating and gripping ending with a blast

@scottdoesntmatter4409

Жыл бұрын

@@samdegoeij6576 uhm, gladiators didn't normally die while on stage. Or didn't you know that?

@julesricard5933

Жыл бұрын

@@samdegoeij6576 Yes, as said in the video the actual gladiators were performers and they only inflicted each others with impressive wounds that shows a loot of blood but were mostly harmless. Far from the hollywood depiction were they keep killing each others

Gladiators: the Roman WWE

@marloyorkrodriguez9975

Жыл бұрын

well unlike WWE there is an exit strategy for the entertainers, Emperor McMahon don't take care of his performers.

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

Жыл бұрын

@@marloyorkrodriguez9975 Technically, he doesn't even employ them. They are "freelancers"...

@Game_Hero

Жыл бұрын

There was an Asterix movie where the gladiators were basically that.

@masonpyle5929

Жыл бұрын

But people died.

Nero was a great artist but a bad emperor, still he had good artistic tastes.

@thebandofbastards4934

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he could have lived a happy, peaceful life if he wasn't made emperor.

@masonpyle5929

Жыл бұрын

Well he caused the fire of Rome and was genocidal.

@concept5631

Жыл бұрын

@@masonpyle5929 Yeah no that was made up.

@concept5631

Жыл бұрын

@@masonpyle5929 Well, the fire part, not the genocidal part. The latter is probably true.

@masonpyle5929

Жыл бұрын

@@concept5631 Nero killed Christians because he said that they started the fire of Rome.

Bro, what is with mfs in the comments having an absolute melt down over this topic: The subject of this video is basically - They existed as a novelty - the romans obviously had some women fighters /performers. not that half of all gladiators were women or whatever people are claiming invictus is "Pushing".

@wimmer3324

Жыл бұрын

And then they claim their opposition are "easily offended snowflakes". They will deny any evidence of the existence of female gladiators because they don't want them to have existed.

@RedRocket4000

Жыл бұрын

LOL and yes your correct this arguing they existed and not that rare at some times. Novelty that did well and at times clearly a fairly frequent novelty. Say somewhere between 10 and 30 percent at most I'd lean closer to 10 to 20. And varying by how prudish current authorities were as clearly the prude side of Roman culuture that we get a lot of our prudish from against this type of stuff.

@budakbaongsiah

Жыл бұрын

I really feel like almost all subject that talks about women or LGBT in history always got its discussion hijacked by extremists of both political spectrum nowadays

@SEAZNDragon

Жыл бұрын

I saw the same thing on a National Geographic doc about a Viking grave with a possible female warrior. The end conclusion was between high status female buried with weapons as a sign of respect or a female militia member (someone had to defend the home while the men were away). But not likely a female participate of any raids. I ended up arguing with a guy who did everything he could to dismissed the finding even calling the original 19 century archeologist sloppy despite the doc showing the guy's detailed notes. Some guys can't handle the idea of a women handling a sword.

@totalwartimelapses6359

Жыл бұрын

@@budakbaongsiah Yeah exactly you have the one side insisting on claiming everything relating to women and minorities is a "woke lie" While the other side exaggerates to all hell everything related to women and minorities... it's like jesus Christ people you realize there's a middle ground right?

I'd like too see a video on the Roman desert fortifications and units that manned them eg camel troops and cavalry

Another excellent video from your channel!

*Gladiatrices were a titillating novelty item, kind of like lingerie football.*

Such great topics that are always under discussed in the greater roman history are highlighted here, I like that.

Excellent vid!! Well done in everything, especially the art.

Roman: "This is most scandalous! Most scandalous indeed! ... And yet I desperately want to see them Greco-Roman wrestle in a big pit filled with olive oil..."

How were wild animals for the games captured? Did they really have seals and dolphins in the colosseum?

awesome stuff. keep up the great work

Great art and rather solid coverage overall, though I would note the idea that gladiators men or women being actors who were barely in danger is something of an exaggeration, especially for those who did not come from wealthy backgrounds.

Gender-bent historical figures in Ancient Rome. And here I was thinking Fate was unique. Nice.

Invicta getting a bit saucy with the illustrations in this episodes 😂

@Callmecel

Жыл бұрын

They're actually super tame compared to the actual event 👀

@westrim

Жыл бұрын

@@Zeerich-yx9po Presumably the copious use of Godiva hair and strategically held helmets.

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if they do the life of Mycenean Greek women with their famous upper clothing. Or that one Babylonian fertility festival where women - married or not - went to a complete stranger's home to sleep with them...

@Callmecel

Жыл бұрын

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 youtube is a bit prudish - don't want to get banned/demonetized ;)

Amazing ,Informative & interesting Historical Video Thanks

Great topic! Very cool by the way because it showcases that both gender fought in Ancient Rome's Gladiatorial games!

Great video! Thank you for explicitly mentioning that most gladiator fights were not to the death. Which should be obvious (if a loss would result in death most times, most gladiators would be dead extremly soon. Since to train a gladiator is expensive, this obviously is not possible. And the crowd wants to see high skilled fights too -> using untrained gladiators would result in way less intersting fights). But lots of people believe that fights were to the death. Like with many topics, most have their "knowledge" from a HOllywoodmovie, Neftlix or other crap. And how many think that the phrase "Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant" has been used on a regular basis, when it only happened a single time in history?

The Colosseum, Gladiator Arena, sometimes act as a demonstration of selling products. As in, slavery. Male and Female gladiators would be treated as physical property of living weapons and bodyguards. Gladiator arena would be used as an advertisement. Selling weapons, armor, training, strategy, tactics, skills, talents, etc. It would be no different than watching commercials or live demonstrations of how to use a product of any sort such as firearms, tools, cars, etc. The Colosseum, Gladiator Arena, not only as an entertainment and performance, but also an advertisement and demonstration.

Almost what I expected, of course they'd exist but merely a matter of "How often?" An interesting detail that the concept of female "gladiators" could be traced back to the pre-Roman Etruscans and were first mentioned in the days of Augustus

“Roman troll of the Twitter Variety” has got to be one of my favorite lines describing the past. People don’t change.

Nice touch beginning the augustean infamia with Julia, the scytian "amazons" would be nice

Yep, that was fuckin sick. Very much appreciate y’all for sharing these videos for basically free

23 and me privacy policy is astonishingly inadequate.

Love to hear the -trix ending pluralised "properly" (i.e. the way that I think is preferable) (o:

@johnnzboy

Жыл бұрын

That's odd, you switch to -trixes later on...

Yes there were Female Gladiators. Funny story; their "Stage Names" usually had a lewd double entendre. Having them in the arena was considered.... Indecent? Well their matinee's were in the vein of 42nd street cinema. I imagine lots of Roman men in trench coats and ascot caps pulled low over their eyes buying tickets for the front row.

This was really cool ty for making it

i am simpin for those female animations

One stupid question: is there a place where i could download the excellent picture of the gladiatrix used in the thumbnail?

4:20 Augustus: "I will restore to Rome the ancient virtues and morals that made our city great in the past, and when my reign is over, my heirs shall carry on my goal..." Tiberius: *Commits in Capri every type of sexual perversion with women, men, children and animals* Caligula: *Has *rgies with his sisters since he was 12 years old and bangs everything that moves* Nero: *Has s*x with his mother even after killing her, kicks his wife to death and castrates a young man to make him his lover* Augustus's spirit: "QUINCTILIUS VARUS, THIS IS SURELY YOUR FAULT!!!"

@Ockhamsbarber2392

Жыл бұрын

Such a life it was, for Uncle Claudius

@OptimusMaximusNero

Жыл бұрын

@@Ockhamsbarber2392 Poor Claudius. He suffered all the evil members of his family through his entire life, as the magnificient mini-series "I Claudius" showed

@juniopradana4003

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about Nero, dude. There were lots of exaggerations when it comes to the records of his allegedly "tyrant" conducts.

@RedRocket4000

Жыл бұрын

Caligula and his sister were locked up with just each other for years with her 12 and him a tad older if I got it right in a house a form of house arrest as the power strugle for the throne goes on. Here two young teens of course horny knowing that today might be the day the current power that be decides to kill them with no one to talk to or be conforted by. It be near imposible they did not start banging although when notified by guards the kids were having sex someone problably ordered some natural condoms be provided as a baby could be a scandle and problem if their faction ended up on top. This could be the time the contraseptive herb was avalable as well before picked to extinction. Imagine she lives longer and he stays sane maybe because she lives longer he might invoke his title of pharo of Egypt and declare they are married and as brother/sister marrage there 30 percent of all marrages in Egypt he have justification of that Egyptian custom. (Emperiors from Augustus on took the title after defeat of Cleopatra and son)

@OptimusMaximusNero

Жыл бұрын

@@juniopradana4003 Yeah. But it's just a joke anyway, so that doesn't matter here. Also, it's possible that Caligula and Tiberius' perversion are also fake

I recall that the London Skeleton, was not whole but was mostly cremated. It was in a plot usually reserved for fhe lowest classes. The lamp with the gladatorial scene (to light the dead person's way through the underworld,) could have been chosen by chance - not as a symbol of the deceased's occupation. The burial also contained pine cones. These were said to have been burned as "air-fresheners," and may have been associated with cleansing the air after or between bouts.

As slaves it would be normal Roman standards for their owners to pimp them out. Actresses were recruited from the ranks of prostitutes and acting was considered a form of advertisement for their primary profession. Female gladiators were likely to same which gets real dark considering their slave status.

Amusing parallels with modern wrestling

How did you do your animations

I know male gladiator were seen as highly desirable to woman. Was the opposite true? How desirable were the female gladiator to the men? Also were they like actors who were expected to also be prostitutes or was there role strictly in the arena?

@williamwray2522

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, who doesn't love a strong muscly woman

@thepath1252

Жыл бұрын

@@Zeerich-yx9po I like warrior-like women

@ilo3456

Жыл бұрын

@@Zeerich-yx9po I mean at the end of the day I wouldn't be surprised if men in the lower classes of Roman society did in fact find these warrior like women as highly desirable, because it seems like they were quite popular but we most likely wouldn't be able to have any written accounts survive to this day as we mainly have the writings of those in the upper classes of Roman society and they tended to be the most conservative of their society. Roman aristocrats generally preferred more demure and tame women, but I wouldn't be surprised if despite their open disgust of women warriors they enjoyed the company of said women as mistresses or other such carnal relations

@RedRocket4000

Жыл бұрын

@@ilo3456 Yep and human tastes vary by gentics and it seams like to divide into larger follow current trend and smaller try new things groups. So of course there would be fans. Plus the excuse for women to be topless which was a no no offically the Roman morality offically very similar to Western right before womens movement and this Pagin. In fact the only monogomy rule is Greek/Roman. You can infer from New testement bigamy was alowed because only church official were not allowed to do it. The Roman Orgy and the like a scandle not considered morally ok. In fact this type of stuff used to slander opponents and earlier rulers and for the Church once it took over to attack Pagan times even though that morality basically the same. Although much rarer as I'm from sixties I have heard the term Christian/Jewish/Roman values instead of just Christian/Jewish.

@HearthArrowandKey

Жыл бұрын

Goth gladiator mommy. Literally Goth.

"one of the roman poets of the twiiter troll variety" LMAO 11:27

Outstanding work

Bangin'.

11:30. Romans never conquered Ethiopia, therefore, there were not many gladiators from that area. I find this argument very loose. Slavery not always was the result of conquests. Usually, slaves were bought from local tribes who enslaved their neighbors, or who wanted to sell those from their ranks. Thus, it was much cheaper than engaging in conquest or war.

_"revealing mail armor bikinis in fantasy is so inaccurate and sexist"_ *Ancient Rome:*

@waleedkhalid7486

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, gladiator ‘armor’ generally wasn’t even real armor. The idea was to show off the gladiator’s body, not to protect it, so the audience could see the blood and gore so much easier. It’s actually pretty refreshing to see that gladiatrixes were tested similarly. This contrasts with today’s idea of sexual parity where men get insanely huge armor while women wear bikinis to fight. The former is parity, the later is a monetization scheme.

@vilena5308

Жыл бұрын

Ancient Rome: had the same fantasy

@thekaiseroftheeast3895

Жыл бұрын

@@waleedkhalid7486 Well to be fair, the first was also a monetization scheme.

@G.A.C_Preserve

Жыл бұрын

@@waleedkhalid7486 the male one got lost somewhere along the lines, but at least the female one still exists

fava bean porridge and charcoal water... Breakfast of champions.

@Game_Hero

Жыл бұрын

heck yeah!

So, in a nutshell, it was Roman Street Fighter with Mortal Kombat elements?

You guys should do a video on Flamma. That guy was truly the greatest gladiator.

@astahfirula

Жыл бұрын

i support that

*advertisements for female gladiators and reliefs commemorating female gladiators discovered from various time periods of Roman history* Commentors: Female gladiators didn't exist, don't talk about them. The comment section has been a rough read. Dunno why I expected differently 🤦‍♂

@wimmer3324

Жыл бұрын

The "they were super rare so you shouldn't talk about them" angle also seems frustratingly common in this comment section. Unusual events in history are often some of the most interesting topics to talk about

@RedRocket4000

Жыл бұрын

@@wimmer3324 They attacking think this claiming they were like almost half or something this more a fight or two might be females out of several dozzen males. And only when it legal. And one night might be lady fighters only but most nights male. It entertainment even the men this not a profesional sport and it might be flat out profesional wrestling at times even with the men espeicaly when no one dies and not a tournament type thing a lot of the time as set peices with lots of fighters popular.

2:54 The Arena was a great movie The First one (1973) or the Remake(2001)? Yes ( ○ )( ○ )

The question needed to be answered... If OnlyFans existed in ancient Rome, *would gladiatrix have accounts?*

So, the gist is the Romans considered female Gladiators the equivalent of "foxy boxing" in the capital but abroad it might have been more acceptable, depending upon the province. So, you might have a small handful of locally famous Gladiatrixes in Gaul or Anatolia, but in Rome it would be seen as somewhat scandalous or even "lewd" in their eyes. Financially however, it made little sense to use your female slaves to fight in an arena. As prostitutes, they could earn an owner much more wealth than if they fought in an arena. I think a lot of the aversion to having female gladiators, save as a rare niche spectacle, was mostly financial. A girl working as a prostitue for 10-20 years would earn vastly more money than if she were sold to a ludus or sponsored by a wealthy patron. Even if the girl showed potential, it'd be like having Mike Tyson (in his prime) be a mere laborer or scribe; it would make no financial sense. I think that's the real reason for the rarity of female gladiators. If it was profitable, Roman slave owners would have done it.

Is "Infamia" kind of like Infamy?

@jonathanwilliams1065

Жыл бұрын

It’s the root

7:00 not true, the Amazons wore leggings which the relief seems to show. The Achilles fighter is wearing greaves.

Best way to form a family tree is using Baptism records. Being Catholic I can get copies from the local Church family and I were baptized at or the Vatican for a copy. It's how I did it.

@SirHorned19

Жыл бұрын

That prerequisites that your whole family is christian... So 'Best way' is not really accurate at all.

@anaz5918

Жыл бұрын

Yes , I been working on my family tree and baptism records and marriage records from the Catholic Church been very helpful on my fathers paternal side I been able to go back to the 1600 .

@masonpyle5929

Жыл бұрын

So the Vatican has records of baptisms?

@anaz5918

Жыл бұрын

@@masonpyle5929 I’m not sure of the Vatican but the Catholic Churches do keep records and been doing it for thousands of years of people who belonged to their churches or if any person was baptized or got married on their church.

For more information on this subject, please see MAYFAIR magazine, Volume 18, #2 or #3 ( I can not remember exactly which). It has a detailed story about this subject, including 2 of the most famous ones, neither of which was mentioned in this video. Also, the real reason that they were barred from competing is that these contests were to the death, and they were killing too many of their male opponents.........

passion of perpetua

A fem dom is a dominatrix. But you couldn’t use that.

@storyspren

Жыл бұрын

Probably because dominatrices don't have anything inherently to do with gladiatorial combat :P

@kayauke13

Жыл бұрын

Gladiator - Gladiatrix

@kayauke13

Жыл бұрын

Dominus - Domina

@katdiggory5501

Жыл бұрын

Well, what would that have to do with anything in the video?

I feel like infamia is closely related to the word "Infamy".

The dark haired chick in the thumbnail is so hot 🔥. Her face reminds me of Helen!

So... scantily clad women fighting in mock combat to entertain the, primarily male, crowd, with obvious erotic innuendos... MUD WRESTLING is a ancient sport, to say the least...

@ericvulgate

Жыл бұрын

Blood wrestling.

@SEAZNDragon

Жыл бұрын

I mean it's WWE with swords and spears.

8:00 the ludus looks like the ludus from Sparticus Blood and Sand. Is it based on an actual ludus preserved somewhere?

@InvictaHistory

Жыл бұрын

Nice eye, it was indeed from the show

@QT5656

Жыл бұрын

@@InvictaHistory Ha! Nice Easter Egg! I haven't seen the show for years but I did enjoy it a lot. The second series in particular was an amazing achievement given the circumstances.

I only came here to listen to stories about rape and murder ... as a means to plactate the masses without Netflix

Nice video.Will i think that they existed,i think they were only a novelty,something very rare. I wonder if they were used to put in scene stories about the amazons. Also i wonder if roman aristocrats(men or women) would had pay to sleep with them like they did with male gladiators.

@bandit6272

Жыл бұрын

They were a novelty. Strange to make a bigger deal out of them then they were historically. There are much better (and more accurate) ways to explore what women were up to in history, without pretending like female gladiators were more than an exotic rarity

@TheMetalfreak360

Жыл бұрын

I dunno if they would sleep with female gladiators just because of them being gladiators, from what I remember, they thought that the semen from male gladiators was potent and better? But dunno it was because of them being gladiators or some other reasons that made people believe that. Something like that, any @ to me on this matter would be appreciated.

@georgecristiancripcia4819

Жыл бұрын

@@bandit6272 Exotic rarity or no,they existed,so it is normal to speak about them.They did not say they were common,only that they existed.

@bandit6272

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMetalfreak360 They were said, like male gladiators, to "entertain" wealthy spectators. So the implications was that they did, especially the low born ones. That's most likely part of the reason why high born women were highly discouraged (or outright prohibited) from participating in gladiatorial entertainment. It would bring shame and/or embarrassment on their family. If men did it, they could just be "disowned". I think they called it "infamia" or something. But it basically meant the men were cast down the social hierarchy a few rungs and lost privileges. I don't remember if women suffered infamia too, but my guess is they didn't suffer it as often as men, because (right or wrong) men were "supposed" to know better, while women were viewed (rather patronizingly) as not having as much agency.

@georgecristiancripcia4819

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMetalfreak360 Maybe the idea to dominate a powerful female was atractive for some nobles(men or females). About the gladiator sperm,they were seen as the ideal of masculinity,the more famous,the better so it was normal for the nobles to think that the sperm was more virile and more potent then that of a normal man,after all the gladiators were stronger then normal men. The same things happened with slaves who were strong and poweful and expecially from a barbar origin.If they were also rare and exotic,like a nubian or ethiopian slave,who was seen as the pinnacle of wealth bc they were very rare and expensive,it was even better.The same thing happened with tall,well built,blond and blue eyed germanic slaves,both men and women.They were rare and seen as a simbol of wealth,power and virility. An exotic and rare slave specimen was treated more like a living statue or a rare animal pet,something your guest can admire and you can bragg about and it helped show your wealth then as a human beign.

Interesting

I dunno if they existed or not, but I sure wanna marry one....

@kurteisner67

Жыл бұрын

But then you'd incur _infamia_ and lose your standing in Roman society!

@mill2712

Жыл бұрын

@@kurteisner67 He's probably just a commoner so that's not an issue.

they exist in shadow of rome

wait they had a criminal reenact the bull story? 13:36

1000th like

Wait the Colessum want built until after Nero’s death Where did he held the gladiator games?

@AB-gk8cs

10 ай бұрын

I might be wrong but gladiator games were also (as far as i know) done in the Circus Maximus, which was not only used for horse racing. Also it was not uncommon to built arenas (most times out of timber) for specific games. I do not know, If Rome had already some smaller permanent arenas during Neros times.

This certainly has the aroma of contemporary Pro Wrestling!!

@otb692003

Жыл бұрын

except pro wrestling is fake and these fights were not..

Surely it would have to be more entertaining than the WNBA.

Anime: Loves watching gender-bent versions of famous historical and mythological figures fight. Rome: Please, we were doing that before Japan even got out of the Yayoi Period.

4:44 Try saying that three times over. I'd slip up instantly.

Female Gladiators: Ancient Roman: Boo! Me: Yeah!

There is a scene in the teevee series ROME where Mark Anthony has two sex toy women fighting with swords. Pretty funny.

6:25 The slave girl keeps winking at the Gladiatrix. 😀

finna commit a warcrime unless you remove that helmet bruh

@InvictaHistory

Жыл бұрын

lol... this is probably the same thing the people of the arena were saying

So now we just need an anime about gladiator girls but that probably already exists somehwere

@aaroncousins4750

Жыл бұрын

Touch grass

@sirlawbringer9123

Жыл бұрын

^

@PNJB_R

Жыл бұрын

Yes please touch grass. Anime profile pics, I can smell the cheese through the screen.

@tofuteh2348

Жыл бұрын

@@PNJB_R dieting so i havent eaten cheese in months send help

@ro.7427

Жыл бұрын

All anime is, in a way, about gladiator girls

When Stone sculptures of female warriors were found by European explorerors they destroyed them.

You know I'm a bit curious of that myself since I have female gladiators from Total war 2 which I have no problem with it I think they're badass in my army.

@AwakenedAvocado

Жыл бұрын

Yea but i bet a equal army of men will slaughter them

I wonder if modern wwe wrestlers or MMA fighters are closer to gladiators. I'd lean more towards WWE personally

@ElkaPME

Жыл бұрын

Probably in the middle of both

00:27 Whoa, the Secutora is... bare-chested?? O_o Was that even really a thing?

@Facelessbuster

Жыл бұрын

No lol. Just some fun

Yes they did without a doubt. Why do I say that? So my imagination can run rampant.

4:44 This is straight up Michael Scott right here, like when he explained to David the sucess of his branch...

Sounds like the modern day ufc and other fight clubs

Were gladiatrices seen as sexually attractive in Roman society?

@nathanielclaw2841

Жыл бұрын

roman didnt see it as something attractive in women. Agressive women would be comparable to poor people, and no roman wants to be compared to poor people

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

Жыл бұрын

Doubtful. Unfortunately...

@masonpyle5929

Жыл бұрын

The video said they got cat called in the ring so probably.

i liked the video in the middle of your ad

>tfw no gladiatrix gf Why live?

The Deranged Tik Tok Roman Empire denying pseudo historian must be in a blind rage right now. Preposterous, Rome didn’t exist even though a myriad of artifacts from numerous cultures counter her delusions.

First I've heard of Fem Glads. I like it.

@vanyakalinka8305

Жыл бұрын

Lady fights must have been a viciously bloody and sexy sight to behold.

@scottdoesntmatter4409

Жыл бұрын

the truth is, probably not. Gladiators needed muscle and lots of belly fat so that they could be lightly wounded and it would look bloody (to the crowd this was a good thing). Women have neither of those things.