Gladiators on the walls

Gladiators could be seen not only in the arena but also on the walls in the cities and the every day discussions. Here's two examples.


A graffito from Casa de Ceii.

"And in good sooth what has the other ever done for us? He gave a show of twopenny halfpenny gladiators, such a rickety lot,--blow on them, they'd have fallen flat; and I've seen better bestiaries."

Petronius - Satyricon 45.11
Translated by A.R. Allinson