Agasias of Ephesus

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Borghese Gladiator
Borghese Gladiator
by Agasias of Ephesus
c. 100 BCE · Marble · Sully Wing
Not actually a gladiator — a warrior fighting a mounted opponent, arm raised with a (lost) shield. A tour de force of anatomical study; every muscle is taut with the effort of the moment before impact.