"Celadus ... adored by the girls!": Gladiators in Pompeii

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Asst/Prof Glenys Wootton
Lecturer, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia

Join Glenys Wootton as she discusses how the remains of this ancient city provide an opportunity to explore the public fascination with gladiatorial combat, the most famous of all Roman spectacles.

This lecture was recorded at the State Library of Western Australia on 18 June 2010.

This video recording was made possible with the support of LotteryWest and the Friends of the Western Australian Museum.