As far as I know there was never a famous female gladiator. However, during gladiator games there were often "special matchups" that might feature women. For example, a woman might be dressed as a gladiator and set to fight a dozen midgets. Other special events might include wild animals, foreign people, etc.
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No women did not fight in the Roman army. Apart from a few cases (such as the Sarmatians of ancient times) women fighting in the army is a development of the last few decades.
The Roman Soldiers were the most important because they were the key to the Roman's success. Without them the "Roman Revolution" would have never been possible! Roman soldiers built roads, bridges, ports, public building's and the Hadrian's Wall! The Roman Civilians would rely on the Roman Soldiers to act as their "local police force ".
From 753 BC to 107 BC the Roman army was a citizen militia. It drafted peasant- proprietors who owned a farm. Those who did not own land were exempted. This was because they were poor. The soldiers had to procure and pay for the military equipment themselves. From 107 BC on the army became professional, the state paid for the military equipment and the citizens volunteered to join the army. The poor flocked to the army because it gave them a career, a pay and, on retirement, either a lump sum of money or a plot of land for them to farm.
The areas to the west of the Rhine, the south of the Danube and some adjecent areas were in the Roman Empire.
France was once called Gaul and was a Roman colony.
Mediterranean sea.