12-13-2005, 12:32 AM
I just got the book "Gladiators" by Fik Meijer, which I'll review elsewhere. The reason I mention it here is it reproduces a probably gladiatorial pair from a tomb painting found at the necropolis at Paestum, dating from the early 4th century BC. One figure wears a triple disk breastplate that reaches from his shoulders to the lower abdomen, about the same proportions as the Deepeeka replica, so maybe it's not oversized after all. It's hard to tell if the man is wearing the belt.
Pecunia non olet
