A dictionary of Greek and Roman . he old readingin a letter of Ciceros (ad Att vii. 14) is correct,Julius Caesar had no less than 500 secutores in hisludus at Capua ; but it appears probable that weought to read scutorum instead of secutorum. Supposititii. See Secutores. Tkraces or TJireces were armed like the Thra-cians with a round shield or buckler (Festus, s. ), and a short sword or dagger (sica, 32), which is called falx supina by Juvenal(viii. 201). They were usually matched, as alreadystated, with the mirmillones. The woodcut in thenext column, taken fr
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . he old readingin a letter of Ciceros (ad Att vii. 14) is correct,Julius Caesar had no less than 500 secutores in hisludus at Capua ; but it appears probable that weought to read scutorum instead of secutorum. Supposititii. See Secutores. Tkraces or TJireces were armed like the Thra-cians with a round shield or buckler (Festus, s. ), and a short sword or dagger (sica, 32), which is called falx supina by Juvenal(viii. 201). They were usually matched, as alreadystated, with the mirmillones. The woodcut in thenext column, taken from Winckelmann (I. a), re-presents a combat between two Thracians. Alanista stands behind each. Paintings of gladiatorial combats, as well as ofthe other sports of the amphitheatre, were favouritesubjects with the Roman artists. (Plin. H. 33 ; Capitol. Gord. 3 ; Vopisc. Carin. 18.)Several statues of gladiators have come down tous, which are highly admired as works of art: ofthese the most celebrated is the gladiator of the Borghese collection, now in the Museum of theLouvre, and the dying gladiator, as it is called, inthe Capitoline Museum. Gladiatorial combats arerepresented in the bas-reliefs on the tomb of Scau-rus at Pompeii, and illustrate in many particularsthe brief account which has been given in thisarticle of the several classes of gladiators. Thesebas-reliefs are represented in the following wood-cuts from Mazois (Pomp. i. pi. 32). The figuresare made of stucco, and appear to have been mould-ed separately, and attached to the plaster by pegsof bronze or iron. In various parts of the friezeare written the name of the person to whom thegladiators belonged, and also the names of the gla-diators themselves, and the number of their vic-tories. The first pair of gladiators on the left handrepresents an equestrian combat. Both wearhelmets with vizors, which cover the whole face,and are armed with spears and round the second pair the gladiat
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