The Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls of Lugdunum was built in 19 CE and financed by C. Julius Rufus, a citizen of the city of Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes, France), priest of Rome and Augustus, as evidenced by a dedicatory inscription. It was part of…

This is a Limestone bas-relief with scene of chariots at full rush. In the centre there are three boundary stones and below a balustrade decorated with laurel leaves garlands. It is preserved in the Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière, Lyon.

This partially preserved blue glass cup features a relief of fighting gladiators. An inscription above the figurative scene names the gladiator. The cup was made between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.

This is a terracotta medallion featuring a scene of a victorious charioteer in his quadriga or four-horse chariot. The man holds a laurel wreath and palm branch in air as a sign of his victory. We see another charioteer in the distance behind him,…

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…

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 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,…

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…