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.

Starring:

Soufiane El Khalidy, Josh Taylor, Anthony Barclay, Michael Parr, Teddy Robson, James Oliver Wheatley, Nadia Benzakour, Daniel De Bourg, Matthew Durkan, Alexander Mariotti, Doug Rao, Odimegwu Okoye, Archie Rowell, Robert R. Cargill, Carlotta De Gregori, Tamsin, Vinny Moli, Said El Hamdi, Gavin Fowler, Aron von Andrian, Timothy Blore, Michael Sheldon, Brahim Ait Ben Azzouz, Sami Fekkak, Edward Dogliani

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