À propos d’une cornaline du musée de Berlin et de la relation entre les spectacles de l’amphithéâtre et Hermès-Mercure dans l’Occident romain

Hermes-Mercury is not known as one of the major gods of the amphitheatre. He is however present in the decoration of edifices, on the weapons of gladiators or again on the maledictory tablets found at Carthage. His presence is in most cases illustrated by hermaic pillars demarcating the fighting spa...

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Published inPallas (Toulouse, France) Vol. 90; pp. 351 - 371
Main Author Matthieu Soler
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Presses universitaires du Midi 01.01.2013
Subjects
amphitheatre
gladiator
hermaic pillar
Hermes
Mercury
Von Stosch
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Summary:Hermes-Mercury is not known as one of the major gods of the amphitheatre. He is however present in the decoration of edifices, on the weapons of gladiators or again on the maledictory tablets found at Carthage. His presence is in most cases illustrated by hermaic pillars demarcating the fighting space. A cornelian from the Von Stosch collection, scantily used in gladiatorian studies, is a precious source towards understanding the place of this god during the munera, at the heart of monuments which can be really described as loci religiosi.
ISSN:0031-0387
2272-7639
DOI:10.4000/pallas.1077