Colosseum | The Gladiatrix
Genre: Action & Adventure Documentary Drama
Director: Jim Greayer
Cast: Alexander Mariotti, Anthony Barclay, Archie Rowell, Aron von Andrian, Brahim Ait Ben Azzouz, Carlotta De Gregori, Daniel De Bourg, Doug Rao, Edward Dogliani, Gavin Fowler, James Oliver Wheatley, Josh Taylor, Matthew Durkan, Michael Parr, Michael Sheldon, Nadia Benzakour, Odimegwu Okoye, Robert R. Cargill, Said El Hamdi, Sami Fekkak, Soufiane El Khalidy, Tamsin, Teddy Robson, Timothy Blore, Vinny Moli
Description: : When the mighty Emperor Trajan throws his great games of 107 AD, the crowd is treated to a rare spectacle: female gladiators. The combatants are typically prisoners of war, but in one game, a Roman woman named Mevia makes history. She decides to trade her status as a free citizen of Rome to fight in the arena as a gladiatrix, a controversial and shocking choice that earns the enmity of Roman historian and satirist, Juvenal. Her choice illustrates the challenges of plebian life for women in ancient Rome.
