Warrior set - Gladiator"Audaces fortuna juvat. " Fortune favour audacious. In spite of what is commonly think, gladiator women did exist in Antiquity. Gladiators fights were originally religious but became soon a show. No chance in fights organization. The gladiators were opposed to adversaries of equal strength and level. Trainers (lanista) and gladiators of repute were able to earn a lot of money. They were as well considered as our present sportsmen. At the beginning, they were essentially slaves, but men from any condition enrolled as gladiators, for fame or money. Indeed, the gladiators, trained and well-treated, were expensive and were not killed systematically. It was even quite unusual. Only the condemned people had to die but this show had nothing to do with gladiators fights that were a sort of high point of the day in the arena.
The emperor Neron, around the year 63, generalized the gladiator women. There were only a few of them so they were in consequence highly appreciated. Their fights were really the highlight of the show. Strong women, with character, they did not hesitate to provoke the audience and insult it. The retiarii were the most skilled and dangerous of the fighters. They were armed with a formidable trident and a dagger to finish off adversaries. They were the only ones to fight with bare head, that showed their efficiency and skills to fight. If you are a strong an skilled woman, you may be want to feel like a gladiator woman. Here is the set you need. This set is composed with : - An arm protection, a forearm protection, an epaulette in natural leather; - a skirt in green soft leather; - a blue fishing net; - a natural leather to grip in your hair.
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