Gladiatrices

On the contrary: Kathleen Coleman does not see this as a proof that the woman was a gladiatrix because oil lamps were common household items and the picture of a gladiator on one of the lamps could simply mean that this woman was fan of gladiator fights. The British historian Martin Henig sees in the Anubis lamps and the incense burners with the pine cones a hint that the woman was a follower of the Isis cult. The curator of the museum, Jenny Hall assumes that one does not exclude the other. And her co-worker Hedley Swain has to admit that it is indeed an intriguing idea to have excavated the grave of a gladiatrix but that it is not possible to answer this definitely.

If this women from the grave in London is a gladiatrix or not - it is for sure that gladiatrices existed and that they fought as bravely and impressed the audience in the amphitheater with their skills as much as their male counterparts.