✨Caracalla’s athletes✨Among the decorations of the Baths of Caracalla is s sequence of mosaics depicting athletes either in full length portraits as seen here of facial portraits in more square frames. The fascination with the bodily prowess of the athlete comes to the fore in such moments. Today these mosaics are held in the Musei Vaticani collections.#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History

In this image the athlete is named as Jovinus Salumnus. He is nude as befits a wrestler in competition. He holds a palm leaf in one hand and a wreath/crown in the other. His stance is contrapposto.

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@phistorians I’ve seen some in person. Man, am I glad I found you guys!! 🎭

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