08-04-2014, 06:41 PM
Quote:Medusa:Reenactments of mythological scenes took place in the noontime program where noxii were executed. But the main point of a gladiator fight is that it has to be equal, so both parties should have the same chance to win. For professionals it would be very unlikely for a woman to win against a man due to the physical conditions which we unfortunately cannot change, e.g. muscle mass. That's nature.
If the Roman Army had come up against women taking on men, which there are a few stories of just that happening, wouldn't it make sense that at some points in Gladiator history such shows were reenacted?
Quote: Even our own Ludus, we often have more booing for a women defeated by a man, while they become very excited when a Gladiatrix kills a man. Mostly though, folks really enjoy the show, and I'm not sure why if people of today enjoy it so much, why prior to the outlawing of the Gladiatrix, why these fights might not have taken place back then (it could have even been part of how it got outlawed perhaps). The people of Rome were so easily bored and shows had to become more and more over-the-top just to keep them placated. It truly was an almost, "anything goes" culture.
However, if you have any information I can look into that would contradict my theory, please share it. I'm still rather new to this.
We do the gladiatura as a hobby, none of us is a professional athlete, at least not in our ludus. I do fight our men of course but it's much harder than against women do to the physical conditions. If I win over a man it's due to the lack of their ability. But if both, men and women are equally trained it's nearly impossible.
