This is a terracotta oil lamp featuring a murmillo gladiator. We can identify the gladiator with his distinctive helmet with a fish-scale like protrusion on the top.

This is a terracotta oil lamp featuring a scene of gladiators in combat. The right gladiator is fighting with an oblong shield and a short sword, he may be a secutor type or a murmillo. The figure on the left fights with a round shield and long…

The theatre of Lugdunum is set into the slope of the hill. It is the oldest theatre in Roman Gaul (built in 15 BCE) and is also one of the largest (108 meters in diameter) in Roman Gaul. Originally, there were only two levels of tiered seats for…

The theatre of Lugdunum is set into the slope of the hill. It is the oldest theatre in Roman Gaul (built in 15 BCE) and is also one of the largest (108 meters in diameter) in Roman Gaul. Originally, there were only two levels of tiered seats for…