Zliten mosaic (full)
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Title
Zliten mosaic (full)
Subject
Depiction of Gladiators
Description
A 573 cm × 397 cm (18 ft 10 in × 13 ft 0 in) Mosaic found in Libya in 1913 in the Villa Dar Buk Ammera. Four depictions of gladiators in the arena. The scenes in the piece show gladiators fighting other gladiators as well as fighting animals. The piece also shows Roman musicians showing that the gladiatorial contests were for entertainment.
Creator
Salvatore Aurigemma lead the excavation that unearthed this piece.
Publisher
Wikimedia
Date
2nd century AD
Rights
Public Domain
Coverage
Gladiators
Rome
Rome
Files
Collection
Citation
Salvatore Aurigemma lead the excavation that unearthed this piece., “Zliten mosaic (full),” Perpetua and Felicitas Exhibit, accessed June 7, 2023, https://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/items/show/86.