 His attempt to give Rome a similarly dignified display of female athletics was met by the crowd with ribald chants and cat-calls.Probably as a result, he banned the use of female gladiators in 200 AD.Caligula, Titus, Hadrian, Lucius Verus, Caracalla, Geta and Didius Julianus were all said to have performed in the arena, either in public or private, but risks to themselves were minimal.