10.102. Gladiator memorial for Margaretes
- Description:
- A white marble altar-stele with moulding above and below (H. 0.84 x W. 0.37 x D. 0.28). The relief is of a heavily armed gladiator, with short sword in right hand, long shield in left, and a helmet which obscures his face, advancing right.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face
- Letters:
- Standard forms; 0.02
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D.(content, lettering)
- Findspot:
- Robert assumed that this altar-stele was found with the others seen by Reichel, 12.15, 12.13, and 12.16, all of which were found near the Stadium; it is also copied by Kubitschek on an endpaper with 12.13 and 12.16. But the location given by Reichel suggests that it was seen south of the Walls, South (east part), and should probably therefore be associated with 12.621, 12.622, and 12.615, all found reused in that part of the city wall
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot
- History of discovery:
- Copied by G. Doublet and G. Deschamps in 1887; copied by Reichel in 1892 'im Felde vor der Südmauer' (R.I.23) and mentioned by Kubitschek (K.III, endpaper); not reported subsequently.
- Bibliography:
- published by Doublet and Deschamps, BCH (1890), 613, no.12. Cited by Kubitschek and Reichel, no.2, whence Robert, Gladiateurs no.161; published from Reichel's notebook by Robert, Hell. V.93-5, no.16; published by Roueché, PPA 32.
- Text constituted from:
- Publications; Reichel notebook This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1 Μαργαρέτης
- 1ΜΑΡΓΑΡΕΤΗΣ
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Μαργαρέτης
Translation:
Margaretes
Commentary:
For the name, 'Pearl', see Sabbatini, Roma no. 54, and D. French, 'Two gladiatorial texts', no.1.
- Photographs:
- none.
Representations:
- Reichel notebook, I.23
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- Kubitschek notebook, III, 63
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