{"id":40336,"date":"2023-07-20T10:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T08:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/?post_type=mostre_digitali&p=40336"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:33:12","slug":"gladiators-in-the-arena-between-colosseum-and-ludus-magnus","status":"publish","type":"mostre_digitali","link":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/digital_exhibitions\/gladiators-in-the-arena-between-colosseum-and-ludus-magnus\/","title":{"rendered":"GLADIATORS IN THE ARENA. BETWEEN COLOSSEUM AND LUDUS MAGNUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why an exhibition in the underground levels of the Colosseum, already a ‘museum within a museum’?<\/p>\n

The answer lies in the cultural strategy characterizing the actions of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo: the aim is to widen the cultural offer, also with innovative exhibitions<\/u>, which render the function and the historical events of the monuments immediately perceptible, to involve the public in a more informed visit.<\/p>\n

It is not unusual for such opportunities to happen within the framework of public-private partnerships: concerning these collaborations, the Parco archeologico has constantly developed a policy of participation with pivotal projects aimed, above all, at broadening both physical and cultural fruition and accessibility.<\/p>\n

The exhibition-event \u2018Gladiators in the Arena. Between Colosseum and Ludus Magnus<\/em>‘ falls within this programmatic framework: the occasion is the restoration of the underground corridor, which once connected the Colosseum to the\u00a0Ludus Magnus<\/em>. That ancient connection, which had been interrupted since the 19th century by constructing a hydraulic sewer, is now revived\u00a0thanks to modern technologies.<\/u><\/p>\n

From the\u00a0Ludus Magnus<\/em>, the gladiators came to perform in the Colosseum Arena, acclaimed by more than fifty thousand spectators. Today, those same gladiators, thanks to a sophisticated multimedia experience with holographic projection, perfectly positioned along the Colosseum-Ludus Magnus<\/em>\u00a0axis, come back walking on the original\u00a0opus spicatum<\/em>\u00a0floor of the cryptoporticus and advance towards the Arena dressed in their original, colorful armor.<\/p>\n

To complete the event and offer the public an additional element of knowledge and understanding, philological reproductions of the armor created by master craftsman Silvano Mattesini are on display along the tour route, alongside original artifacts from the collections of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples and the National Archaeological Museum in Aquileia. Thus, the weapons distinguishing the main couples of gladiators competing for the palm of victory are displayed: the\u00a0murmillo<\/em>\u00a0against the\u00a0thraex<\/em>, the\u00a0retiarius<\/em>\u00a0against the\u00a0secutor<\/em>, and the\u00a0murmillo<\/em>\u00a0against the\u00a0hoplomachus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Plan of the exhibit “Gladiators in the Arena. Between Colosseum and Ludus Magnus”<\/p><\/div>\n

The exhibition event and multimedia installation are possible thanks to the partnership between the Parco archeologico del Colosseo and the Hornblower Group, a leading US company active in transport and tourism. This partnership was built and imagined starting from the mission of the PArCo, as the scientific and cultural project developed is entirely in line with the education to the memory of Parco’s public, which by its very nature is highly diversified and comes from all the countries of the world. This exhibition design makes it possible to reach everyone without distinction and hand down our history’s roots to present and future generations.<\/p>\n

The Director of Parco archeologico del Colosseo – Alfonsina Russo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why an exhibition in the underground levels of the Colosseum, already a ‘museum within a museum’? The answer lies in the cultural strategy characterizing the actions of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo: the aim is to widen the cultural offer, also with innovative exhibitions, which render the function and the historical events of the monuments… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40049,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mostre_digitali\/40336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mostre_digitali"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mostre_digitali"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mostre_digitali\/40336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41659,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mostre_digitali\/40336\/revisions\/41659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}