AD 125 in the Roman province of Macedonia and the
Governor, Petronus, had arranged for games to be held to celebrate his
10 years in office. It was mid afternoon on the 4th day of the
games and two naked women were fighting in the arena - a Nubian named
Xhana and a Celt called Iona. This was the Nubian fourth
fight of day - she had already defeated opponents from Gaul, Germania
and Hispania. Now she was on the point of defeating her latest
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