<rs type="textType"> Gladiator memorial</rs> for Patroklos

Charlotte M. Roueché2007

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Originally published in Roueché (1993).

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Description of Monument

A white marble altar-stele, with simple moulding above on three sides, and below on face (0.88 x 0.36 x 0.34). Relief on the face (damaged) of a gladiator advancing to his left. He has body armour, boots, and a helmet with a crest, and holds a long shield in front of him; his sword arm is lost.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the face, above a relief

Letters

standard forms, c. 0.025

Date

Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering, content)

Edition Πάτροκλος
Translation

Patroclus.

Commentary

For an Achilles, see Robert, Gladiateurs, 300, Sabbatini, Roma 108. For another Homeric name, see 12.16

Locations

Walls, North: to the north of the north wall of the Stadium (1892) with 12.15, 12.16 Unknown Museum

Text Constituted From

Publications; notebook; transcription (Reynolds, Roueché)

History of Recording

Copied by Reichel (R.I.10) with 12.15, 12.16 and by Kubitschek (K.IV, endpaper); recorded by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

mentioned by Kubitschek and Reichel, no.2, whence Robert, Gladiateurs, no. 159; published from Reichel's notes by Robert, Hell. V, 93-5. Published by Roueché, PPA 26.

Photographs

Face (1989)
Face (1989)

Representations

Reichel, notebook I, 10
Kubitschek, notebook III, 63