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| Titles |
Ludus at Pompeii: |
| Name |
Angela Kalinowski |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Architecture |
| Abstract |
Remains of the ludus, gladiatorial training school, at Pompeii. Features a large rectangular courtyard surrounded by colonnaded walkway that leads to individual cells. |
| Physical Location |
Italy, Pompeii |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Converted into a gladiatorial training school from a quadriporticus after 62 CE and was destroyed during the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24th 79 CE (Bomgardner 2001: p.40, 58). Graffiti, wall paintings, and storage of gladiatorial equipment were all found indicating the buildings use as a ludus (Bomgardner 2001: p.54). |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Subject Hierarchical Geographic |
Europe--Italy------Pompeii |
| Subject Local Name |
--Roman--Ludi--Ludus--Gladiator--Inscription--Equipment--Graffiti------1st c. CE |
| Note |
Bomgardner, David Lee. The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre. London: Routledge, 2001. At University of Saskatchewan Library Online. http://lib.myilibrary.com.cyber.usask.ca/Open.aspx?id=32651 |