Ludus at Pompeii

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Object/Title: Ludus at Pompeii
Type: Architecture
Provenance: Italy
Findspot: Italy, Pompeii
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
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Description: 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).
Bibliography: 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
Access Condition: Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0
Creative Commons: CC-BY-NC 4.0
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Name: Angela Kalinowski
Role: Photographer
Related Search Terms: Roman
Ludi
Ludus
Gladiator
Inscription
Equipment
Graffiti
Date: 1st c. CE