大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「Made around 2000 years ago, this bronze helmet is said to have been found in the gladiators' barracks at Pompeii ⚔ It has a grille of linked circles to protect the face, and a broad brim to protect the back and sides of the head. At the front of the helmet is a medallion of Hercules, symbolizing strength and victory. Many gladiators were professionals who trained to be a specific type of fighter, such as the ‘retiarius’ armed with net and trident, or the ‘samnite’, a more heavily armed gladiator. Gladiatorial games were originally performed at funerary rituals in the Etruscan area of Italy and the Greek cities in the south. They were brought to Rome in the fourth century BC, and became a popular form of mass entertainment throughout the Empire. Local notables would sponsor the huge costs of the games to public acclaim and political benefits. Every major centre had an amphitheatre, the remains of which, as at Verona or Rome, are often among the most conspicuous reminders of the Roman past. 🏛 See this helmet on display in Colchester Castle Museum, in ‘Gladiators: A Day At The Roman Games’ until 14 January 2024. 🔎 Bronze helmet. Pompeii, Italy, AD 1–100. #BritishMuseum #Pompeii #AncientRome #Gladiator」9月10日 18時00分