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Thumbs-up and Thumbs-down

This is another typical misconception created by Hollywood. In Latin exists the expression "pollice verso" which means "turned thumb".It is not clear though in which way the thumb should be turned hence the signs you could make with your hand to show if you preferred a gladiator to be spared or not are not clear. The thumb could have represented the sword and hence you would point it to your breast or make a throat cutting gesture in order to show you want the iugulatio. Most likely, it was a sign which was clearly visible for the editor in his box as well as for the summa rudis (umpire) who was standing in the arena next to the gladiators. To press the thumb onto the fist could mean to spare the life of the defeated gladiator - this was a lucky and healing gesture. Another sign could have been waving the mappa (cloth).

 

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