Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2
Title
Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2
Subject
3rd century CE mosaic floor from a villa depicting scenes from an amphitheater. Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Description
Some gladiators, known as venatores, solely hunted animals for sport in the arena. On very special occasions, presenters would decorate the arena with plant life to make the scene of the hunt more realistic and thrilling for the crowd. Beasts were kept below the arena in subterranean passages and chambers. When a fight occurred, an animal was raised to the arena floor from trap doors with ramps and winches. These passageways can still be seen today in Rome's Colosseum.
Creator
Carole Raddato
Source
https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8196070427/
Date
18 November 2012
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
Files
Collection
Reference
Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2, 18 November 2012
Cite As
Carole Raddato, “Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2,” Living Late Antiquity, accessed April 24, 2024, https://livinglateantiquity.org/items/show/85.