Gladiator fight depicted in the Roman mosaic from the 3rd century AD on display in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Arqueológico Nacional) in Madrid, Spain. According to the Latin inscription, the murmillo (Roman armed gladiator) Symmachus is fighting versus the murmillo Maternus, cheered on by the lanistae (gladiator trainers).

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