Zliten mosaic, gladiatorial scenes.
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Title |
Zliten mosaic, gladiatorial scenes. |
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Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Roman (ancient Italian style) |
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Subject |
Mosaics
Entertaining
Entertainment
Games
Contests
Sports
Fighting
Men
Athletes
Gladiators
Referees
Sports officiating
Gestures
Surrenders
Locomotion
Human locomotion
Wounds & injuries
Blood
Clothing & dress
Sport clothes
Helmets
Headgear
Arms & armament
Tridents
Spears |
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Description |
“Gladiatorial scenes from the Zliten mosaic. The upper scene shows, on the far left, a retiarius wearing a shoulder shield (galerus) and arm guard (manica). He has been disarmed and wounded by a secutor and is holding up a finger in a plea for mercy. The next scene shows a fight between two heavily armed gladiators of uncertain type. Next to them is a Thracian with a small shield, who is standing by while his opponent, another heavily armed gladiator, holds up his finger and appeals to the lanista. / The lower scene shows a lanista restraining a gladiator of uncertain type who is about to render the coup de grace. (caption, p.213) |
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Technique |
Mosaic (process)
Inlay (process) |
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Work Type |
Mosaics |
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Source |
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.213 top and center) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: Corbis (Roger Wood) (Castle Museum, Tripoli, Libya). |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 516-36.jpg |
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