Vivid gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii

[Still Waters]

A vivid fresco depicting an armour-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry said Friday.

The striking scene in gold, blue and red was uncovered in what experts think was a tavern frequented by gladiators, who fought each other, prisoners and wild animals for the public's entertainment.

"We do not know how this fight ended. Gladiators were killed or shown mercy," Pompeii's director Massimo Osanna said.

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-vivid-gladiator-fresco-pompeii.html

[+OverSword]

That is great.

[glorybebe]

So amazing to see!

[Gwynbleidd]

Absolutely ^^  it's simply amazing to see what they're still finding there isn't it.  I was just reading down the bottom of that article and it quotes this:

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The most eye-catching one, however, was the skeleton of a man in 2018 whose torso was found protruding from a large stone block which had crushed his head.

He appeared to have survived the initial eruption, and attempted to flee as volcanic ash blanketed the city, but was slowed down by a limp and was probably overcome by lethal gases, experts said.

What an incredible find, a man's story as he attempted to flee the eruption, but died, sadly.   

[MissJatti]

It was a horrible way to go.

Strength and honor!