Science News has an article for those interested in Roman history or gladiators: Rare Ancient Statue Depicts Topless Female Gladiator. The statue would be the second of a female gladiator if it is indeed a gladiator. The other isn't so much a statue as a carved relief from Halicarnassus now in the British Museum. The article adds that we don't know where the topless statue came from, but is now located in Hamburg, and that Septimius Severus in about A.D. 200 banned female gladiators. The statue could be an athlete, but her pose suggests otherwise, as does her lack of a bikini top.
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