A white marblealtar-stele, with simple moulding above on three sides, and below on face only (H. 0.85, W. 0.36, D. 0.40). On the face is a relief (damaged) of a gladiator (retiarius); he has body armour and ?a helmet; he holds the trident in both hands, across his body, facing left.
Description of Text
Inscribed on the upper moulding
Letters
standard forms, 0.03
Date
Second to third centuries A.D.
(lettering, content)
Edition
Ξάνθος
Translation
Xanthos.
Commentary
For this name used by a gladiator, Robert, Gladiateurs, 299, cites ILS 5133
Locations
Walls, North to the north of the north wall of the Stadium (1892) with 12.13, 12.16; With these should probably be associated 10.101, seen by Gaudin in 1904, 'in the Stadium'.UnknownMuseum
Copied by Kubitschek (K V 21), and by Reichel (R.I.11) with 12.13, 12.16; recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography
mentioned by Kubitschek and Reichel, no.2, whence Robert, Gladiateurs, nos 158, 159, and 160; published from Reichel's notes by Robert, Hell. V, 93-5. Published by Roueché, PPA 25.