Female Gladiators in Ancient Rome?
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Female Gladiators in Ancient Rome?
YES! Though Girl in the Arena is set in current day, in Cambridge, MA, here are some things I learned while researching Ancient Roman gladiators: (photo copyright, lise haines) There were female gladiators in ancient Rome. They fought in the evenings in the... more »
Excerpt from Girl in the Arena
Uber enters the arena first to thundering applause. I’ve read in Sword and Shield that he rubs a quart of Glow on his skin before a match. With the black lights that rim the stadium, as soon as he starts... more »
Gladiator Movies
Cabiria, 1914 Sign of the Cross, 1932 The Gladiator, 1938 Fabiola aka The Fighting Gladiator, 1951 Sins of Rome, 1952 Demetrius and the Gladiators, 1954 Roman Legion-Hare, 1955 Spartacus, 1960 Duel of Champions, 1961 The Invincible Gladiator, 1961 Gladiators Seven,... more »
How Girl in the Arena Came Into Being
Dear Teachers, Librarians and Parents reading Girl In The Arena, Recently, I was asked how on earth I ever came up with the idea of writing about Lyn, a neo-gladiator’s daughter, living in current day Cambridge, Massachusetts. It’s not easy... more »
Reading Group Guide for Girl in the Arena
Do you see Girl in the Arena as satire, fantasy or realism? Why? Girl in the Arena tackles topics such as commercialization, violence, and women’s rights. Do you see Lise Haines’s depiction of these themes as a reflection of our current society... more »
At the Norman Mailer Writers Colony
End of June meant a week at the Norman Mailer Writers Colony on the Cape. My daughter Sienna and I loaded the car and headed south, listening to an Australian woman on the new GPS. (In Massachusetts there are no... more »
Girl in the Arena
Praise for GIRL “Girl in the Arena is like nothing you’ve ever read. A good-old fashioned page turner…the female answer to Fight Club.” ~Steve Almond “I could not put this book down. I mean it was physically difficult to tear my eyes... more »
