Borghese Gladiator Vase The Roman Wrestlers Group

The Roman Wrestlers Group

after Edward Wyon

Ajax was second only to Achilles among the Greek warriors at Troy

As the founder of the academy in Athens

Elevate your decor with a touch of imperial grandeur

Borghese Gladiator Vase The Roman Wrestlers GroupThe Borghese Gladiator Statuette. After the antique, Vincenzo Gemito, Italy 1880. The original antique marble was found in the early 1600`s, at Nettuna, south of Rome, among the ruins of a seaside palace belonging to Emperor Nero on the site of the ancient Antium. From the attitude of the figure it is clear that the statue represents not a gladiator, but a warrior contending with a mounted combatant. In the days when antique sculptures gained