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Mosaic depicting two gladiators being separated by a referee, late-3rd century CE. House of the Gladiators, Kourion (Cyprus).
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Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.
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Raddato, C. (2019, March 16). Mosaic with Gladiators and Referee. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10222/mosaic-with-gladiators-and-referee/
Chicago Style
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Gladiators and Referee." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 16, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10222/mosaic-with-gladiators-and-referee/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Gladiators and Referee." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Mar 2019. Web. 21 Jun 2021.