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GLADIATORIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Decorative Arts
  • Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

Of, relating to, or suggestive of gladiators or the combat of gladiators.

CONT

Gladiatorial combat probably began as a form of human sacrifice at funerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts décoratifs divers
  • Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Relatif à la gladiature.

OBS

gladiature : État de gladiateur, classe des gladiateurs.

CONT

[...] dans l'art populaire, dans les images qui décoraient les poteries et les lampes, les images gladiatoriennes sont aussi fréquentes que les nudités.

Spanish

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