Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

〈ad dexteram〉 ((:galea cristata columnae vel polo imposita))
M(---?) Ṿaleṛiu(s) IṾ[- - -]
〈:infra〉 ((:gladiator armatus))

Symbol	Meaning
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
((:abc))	Description of a figural graffito (used by EDR and AGP)
?	Represents uncertainty
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Description of Drawing (English):	((:helmet with plume atop a column or pole)) ((:gladiator wearing equipment))
Findspot:	Pompeii, Quadriportico del Teatro (VIII.7.16) Location metadata ➜
Drawing Category:	Gladiators
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus secundum (1), periit (2) v. 1: Alt: 0.5 cm, Lat: 4.2 cm, Litt. alt.: 0.3-0.5 cm (1) v. 1: M(arcus) aut M(irmillo)?, litterae extremae mutilae iam erant; fuerunt fortasse LIB(ertus) aut IVL(ianus) (1) Figura gladiatoris ut provocatoris describitur (2)
Bibliography:	CIL 04, 02468 con apografo Tab. XXXIX 6 (1) M. Langner, Antike Graffitizeichnungen: Motive, Gestaltung und Bedeutung. Wiesbaden 2001, n. 785 (Provocator) (2) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR151809 (3)
Link to EDR:	#EDR151809
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR151809, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR151809> [accessed: 05 Nov 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Julia Judge Last Revision: 2020-06-09