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…

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…

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.

The Odeon, the smaller theatre used for public music and poetry performances, was built at the end of the 1st century CE or at the beginning of the 2nd century CE. It had 3,000 seats. The orchestra pavement was made of the most beautifully coloured…

This terracotta jar has a fragment of a medallion featuring a charioteer on a quadriga. There is an inscription on the right that may identify the charioteer. He holds a palm branch in one of his hands, while the other half of his torso is lost,…

These are two examples of graffitti left on the wall of a house. They date to the second half of the 2nd century CE. We cannot say for sure but they are either secutors or murmillos. However, we know that their helmets covered their faces to protect…

This mosaic captures the chaos of eight chariots racing in a circus. There are two representatives from the four factions: blue, green, red, and white. It appears as if one of the green and red charioteers have fallen in different areas of the…

This mosaic captures the chaos of eight chariots racing in a circus. There are two representatives from the four factions: blue, green, red, and white. It appears as if one of the green and red charioteers have fallen in different areas of the…

This mosaic captures the chaos of eight chariots racing in a circus. There are two representatives from the four factions: blue, green, red, and white. It appears as if one of the green and red charioteers have fallen in different areas of the…