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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1155391" data-attributes="member: 426">I seem to recall a Discovery channel special about a female gladiator whose burial site, dating back to the 1st century C.E., was found in London.  The gladiatrix also had some religious items associated with the cult of Isis buried with here.Many of the women warriors recorded by history were exceptions in their cultures and often members of an elite or ruling class.  However, there were probably many times when women of humbler origin had to fight. In the desperate times after Rome evacuated its armies from Britain, it is not too surprising to find a woman warrior.  (The Welsh Triads names three warrior women.)Joshua is correct in that what we often assumed to be true does not always remain so.  In one instance that I recall reading about, the Egyptians claimed victory over the Hittites at Kadesh and it was accepted as truth by Egyptologists. Further studies showed that the victory was at best a draw, if not a defeat.  (It is very late in my time zone, so if someone knows the details, post them.)</blockquote>