Gladiators with cingulum

[Martin Moser]

Hi Conal,

thanks for the interesting picture! Looks a lot like a soldier's cingulum indeed. Judging by the helmet, I would say that this is not 1st but rather 2nd century at least, btw.

This i not the only depiction of a gladiator with straps attached to his belt that I am aware of, see e.g. the relief of a provocator I posted here:

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=4681

I have noticed such straps depicted on mosaics well and IIRC they all seem to be attached to the back of the belt, not the front. Not quite sure, but I think those are all from later (i.e. 2nd century onwards) depictions.