Gladiatorial images decorated art around the empire, from mosaics4
to household lamps. In one
mosaic from a Roman villa in Germany, for example, one of several mosaic panels on the floor of
the building's entrance hall depicts scenes from the arena. The illustration shows a retiarius, or
net-and-trident5
bearer, fighting a better-armed secutor, literally "pursuer," under the watchful
eyes of a lanista, or trainer. The artwork recreates a typical scene: the retiarius wears no armor
except for a shoulder-piece protecting his left side. To defend himself against the dagger wielded
by the secutor, the retiarius had to be fit enough to be able to keep moving.
a. secutor c. gladiator images
b. lanista d. retarius
c
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