What do you think? 😄
Some Roman Emperors used their Pretorian Guards not only as guard, but also as more close companions...
Makes sense, I'm curious if there were any female guards in the Roman empire, though. I mean historically, not in some frivolous woke fantasy about the ancient world.

I've heard that romantic relationships between men were encouraged in the Greek armies because they used to leave their wives far behind, and thought that fighting alongside their boyfriend would make them more powerful. The Mongols and Turks just brought their ladies along to live in tents nearby, so they never needed to rely on male/male bonding for battle strength.
AFAIK, Roman society was patriarchal and all official and military positions were male only (which was a trigger for Boadicea rebellion - Romans refused to accept her as new Iceni leader). There were no female legionaries. Usually there was a small civil settlement near legio camp, so there were brothels. Sometimes soldiers had unofficial wifes, who also lived near camps.
However, there were female gladiators. Since sometimes male gladiators doubled as prostitutes, I think Emperor may buy female one if he wanted.
Well, this one does look like a gladiator then maybe? They wouldn't allow ladies in real battles but they could still enjoy them fighting as gladiators, dressed up like legionnaires. On the other hand, probably would be seen as sacrilegious, but if the Emperor was crazy enough, no one would dare to argue 😅
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