Drawing of three gladiators
〈:a sin. ad dext.〉
((:corona)) ((:palma))
((:gladiator galea pinnis ornata et scuto armatus))
((:gladiator galea pinnis ornata et gladio armatus))
((:gladiator gladio brevi, fuscina armatus))
Description of Drawing (English) | ((:crown)) ((:palm branch)) ((:gladiator wearing a helmet decorated with feathers and carrying a shield)) ((:gladiator wearing a helmet decorated with feathers and carrying a shield)) ((:gladiator carrying a short sword and a trident)) |
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Findspot |
Pompeii, Casa del Fauno
(VI.12.2)
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Drawing Category | Gladiators |
Language | Latin |
Writing Style | Graffito/incised |
Apparatus Criticus | Textus secundum (1)(2); periit (3)(4) Primus gladiator = Langner nr. 800 (Oplomachus), cf. apographum apud (1) Secundus gladiator = Langner nr. 879 (Samnites?) Tertius gladiator = Langner nr. 841 (Retiarius?) |
Bibliography | R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompéi: inscriptions et gravures tracées au stylet, recueillies et interprétées, Paris 1856, Tav. XV 6, con apografo (1) CIL 04, 01481a (2), cf. Add. p. 1664 (3) M. Langner, Antike Graffitizeichnungen: Motive, Gestaltung und Bedeutung, Wiesbaden 2001, nr. 800 con apografo (Oplomachus), nr. 841 (Retiarius?) e nr. 879 (Samnites?)(4) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR193748 (5) |
Link to EDR | #EDR193748 |
Suggested Citation | AGP-EDR193748, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR193748> [accessed: 24 Aug 2025] |
Contributions |
Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski Last Revision: 2024-07-29 |