Borghese Gladiator Vase Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus

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

Nike's right arm is believed to have been raised

As the founder of the academy in Athens

"His dearest ambition is to equal Michelangelo

Borghese Gladiator Vase Lucius VerusThe 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