Relief with Gladiators

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Linked Agent
Photographer: Karin S. Tate
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1 item
Temporal Subject
Note
Dates to c. 3rd century CE.
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Attributed to Karin S. Tate under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Abstract
Fragmentary relief commemorating a contraretiarius' (type of gladiator) victories against various retiarii (another type of gladiator). The main image depicts three gladiators in various types of armor, one holding a sword. An inscription above the gladiators indicates that he won 'I, XI, XII' fights and the defeated gladiators' names are as follows: Improbus, Pantheriscus, and Ilarus.
Origin Place Name
Rome
Origin Country
Italy
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