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Lux romanitatis. Lampki terakotowe znalezione w Ptolemais w Cyrenajce
Lux Romanitatis: Terracotta lamps found in Ptolemais in Cyrenaica

Author(s): Maria Bąk
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Summary/Abstract: Article provides archaeological context for gladiators in Cyrenaica. Terracotta lamps, amphitheatres in Kyrene and Ptolemais, gladiatorial stelae found in the last of mentioned cities, provide a base for general conclusion about social and cultural conditions that made Greek cities of Pentapolis want this particular carrier of Romanization that munera gladiatoria were.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 88-102
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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