The soulder gard of retiarius from Pompei

The (retiarius) is a type of light gladiator whose name derives from the Latin word retium, which means the net.

He fights in the arena as a fisherman with a net, a trident, a dagger, protected by ankle and shoulder but bareheaded.

This shoulder bronze was found in the apartment of a gladiator small palaestra near the theater of Pompeii (quadriporticus).

It represents maritime elements (crab, anchor, trident, rudder, dolphin) and Hercules inset.