Oil Lamp

The murmillo (Fishman) to the left is about to execute a defeated Thraex (Thracian) to the right. The murmillo is behind the Thraex, perhaps to make it easier to kill his fellow gladiator, who he knows by name, and has lived and trained in the same troupe for months or even years.

"To the Roar of the Crowd' exhibition at Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, UK. Depictions of gladiator fights and chariot racing in ancient Rome.