The fresco is 3 feet by 4.5 feet and depicts the end of a fight between two gladiators, a murmillo and a Thracian. A “Murmillo” fighter wearing a plumed, wide-brimmed helmet with visor, holds his ...
A vivid fresco depicting an armor-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry ...