Drawing of a gladiator

((:gladiator galea cristata, gladio, scuto longoque armatus et subligaculo et fasciis indutus))


Description of Drawing (English): Gladiator wearing loincloth and ribbons, and equipped with a crested helmet, sword and long shield
Findspot: Pompeii, Corridoio dei Teatri (VIII.7.20)
Drawing Category: Gladiators
Writing Style: Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus: Textus secundum (2), mensurae secundum (5). Contulerunt DiBiasie-Sammons et Helms (AGP) a. 2019.
Periit secundum (4), sed hic titulus a. 2019 in pariete denuo inventus est, quamquam iam mutilus. (5)
Ante EDR167898, EDR167912
Bibliography: R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompéi: inscriptions et gravures tracées au stylet, recueillies et interprétées, Paris 1856, Tav. IX nr. 1, con apografo (1)
CIL 04, 02451 (nota) (2)
F. Niccolini, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei disegnati e descritti, Naples 1896, Vol. IV, p. 18, Tav. VII, 6 (3)
M. Langner, Antike Graffitizeichnungen: Motive, Gestaltung und Bedeutung, Wiesbaden 2001, nr. 783 (Murmillo), con apografo (4)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167857 (5)
Link to EDR: #EDR167857
Suggested Citation: AGP-EDR167857, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167857> [accessed: 18 Apr 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributors: Kyle Helms, Jacqueline Dibiasie, Kyle Helms

Last Revision: 2019-07-19

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