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Yes there were. Women also fought as gladiators but, they were also known as gladiatrices. The women wore what the men would usually wear. More often Emperor Domitian was the first emperor to use female gladiators. Domitian often having them fight against dwarves. Most gladiatrices were around the age of twenty.

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Depends on what time period. In ancient Rome- no.

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sometimes but very rarely

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