Gladiator Mosaic
The Gladiator Mosaic is a famous mosaic of gladiators measuring about 28 meters,[1] dated to the first half of the 4th century. It was discovered in 1834 on the Borghese estate at Torrenova, on the Via Casilina outside Rome.[1] The antiquities which reinvigorated the Borghese Collection after it had shrunk following the sale of much of the collection to Napoleon I.
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Detail of the Gladiator Mosaic.
The name of each gladiator depicted is given in inscription next to the figure, with a ∅-shaped symbol (possibly the Greek letter Θ, theta nigrum, for θάνατος "dead")[2] marking the names of gladiators who died in combat. The inscription is listed as CIL VI 10206.
Inscription
- Licentiosus/ [------]// Purpureus/ Entinus/ Baccibus// Astacius// Astacius/ Astivus ∅ // Iaculator// [------]/ Rodan[---] ∅ // Melitio// Talamonius/ Aureus ∅ // Cupido ∅ / Bellerefons// [------]/ Pampineus// PI[---]// Arius// Eliacer// Melea[ger(?)]/ [------]// [---]us vic(it)// Mazicinus/ Alumnus vic(it)// Ideus r(e)t(iarius)// Callimorfus/ Mazicinus// [---]us vic(it)/ Callimorfus// Serpeneus// Sabatius
- Astacius, Astivus, Rodan, Belleronfons, Cupido, Aurius, Alumnus, Serpeniius, Meliio, Mazicinus[2]
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References
- "Gladiator Mosaics". mosaicmarble.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "The Mosaic of the Gladiator: fighting to the death | Italian Ways". www.italianways.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
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