BREAD AND CIRCUSES (IMAGES)
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Victorious Charioteer. Mosaic. Bardo Museum, Tunisia. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Beast hunting in Africa. Mosiac. Bardo Museum, Tunisia. Photo S.P. Kershaw
El Djem Amphitheatre, Tunisia. Photo S.P. Kershaw
El Djem Amphitheatre, Tunisia. Substructures. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Damnatio ad bestias. 2nd century CE mosaic, El Djem Museum, Tunisia. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Damnatio ad bestias. 2nd century CE mosaic, El Djem Museum, Tunisia. Photo S.P. Kershaw
'The Riot in the Amphitheatre'. Wall painting from Pompeii. Naples Archaeological Museum. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Combat scene from a tomb at Paestum. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Combat scene from a tomb at Paestum. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Bread handouts. Wall painting from House VII.iii.30 at Pompeii. Photo S.P. Kershaw
The triumph of an underdog. Marcus Attilius versus Lucius Raecius Felix. Felix was defeated. The Latin reads: M. Att(ilius) M. Attilius, (pugnarum) I, (coronarum) I, v(icit) L. Raecius Felix, (pugnarum) XII, (coronarum) XII, m(issus). Translation: Marcus Att(ilius) Marcus Attilius, fought 1, 1 victory, victor. Lucius Raecius Felix, fought 12, won 12, reprieved. CIL IV 10236a. Photo S.P. Kershaw
The Amphitheatre at Pompeii. Photo S.P. Kershaw
The Colosseum at Rome with the Ludus Magnus (main gladiatorial scool) in the foreground. Photo S.P. Kershaw
The Colosseum at Rome, interior. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Gladiators. Mosaic. Tripoli Museum, LIbya. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Damnatio ad bestias. Mosaic. Tripoli Museum, LIbya. Photo S.P. Kershaw
Damnatio ad bestias. Mosaic. Tripoli Museum, LIbya. Photo S.P. Kershaw
North African beast hunt. Mosaic. Tripoli Museum, LIbya. Photo S.P. Kershaw
These images illustrate the venues and activities associated with 'Bread and Circuses'.
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