1 Riots in Pompeii in AD 59 with the fragments of dipinti on the Palestra façade 2
2 Communication model (based on the theory by Jachnis and Terelak 1998, 42) 39
3 First ‘signposts’ and subsequent inscriptions advertising gladiatorial shows in Campania 44
4 Pompeii in the first century AD: the most important buildings and their locations 46
5 Pompeii: streets, city gates, and location of edicta munerum within the city walls 50
6 Southern side of Via di Castricio and the façade of the Grande Palestra 56
7 Area north of Via di Castricio 60
8 Ludus gladiatorius and the theatres in Regio VIII 64
9 Regio VIII: Vicolo di Championnet and ‘Basilica’ 74
10 Edicta on the Edificio di Eumachia 75
11 Via dell’Abbondanza 81
12 Vicolo del Lupanare 87
13 Edicta along Via di Nola 91
14 Southern side of Via di Nola 92
15 Vicolo di Balbo 101
16 The façade of the Terme Stabiane 105
17 Edicta on the walls of the Terme del Foro 106
18 Hubs of street activity (based on Viitanen et al. 2013, 65) 111
19 Necropolis area to the north-west of the Porta Ercolano with the main cemetery street – Via dei Sepolcri 115
20 Southern part of the necropolis at the Porta Ercolano 116
21 Northern part of the necropolis at the Porta Ercolano 118
22 Necropolis OS to the south of the Porta di Nocera (numbers of funerary monuments after D’Ambrosio and De Caro (1983)) 121
23 Necropolis EN to the south of the Porta di Nocera (numbers of funerary monuments after D’Ambrosio and De Caro (1983)) 122
24 Necropolis ES to the south of the Porta di Nocera (numbers of funerary monuments after D’Ambrosio and De Caro (1983)) 123
25 Tomb of M. Obellius Firmus with preserved dipinti and graffiti (drawing by J. Wójtowicz, based on De Caro 1979) 125
26 Eastern part of the cemetery to the south of the Porta di Nocera, ‘Fondo Pacifico’ (numbers of funerary monuments after Campbell (2015)) 126
27 Example of enclaving by a scriptor (CIL IV 1177) 148
28 Private ‘comments’ scriptores added to edicta content (CIL IV 3884) 155
29 The name of the sponsor as edictum heading (CIL IV 7991) 160
30 A typical edictum heading with the number of announced gladiators and the sponsor’s name (CIL IV 9970) 163
31 Lettering arrangement highlighting the number of gladiator pairs in the basic text of the message (CIL IV 3882) 166
32 Differentiation in height of characters relating to the number of gladiator pairs (CIL IV 7995) 166
33 Repetitio of phrases in the basic text of the message (CIL IV 9986) 169
34 The name of the city as the main designatum of edictum content (CIL IV 9969) 171
35 Example of an edictum (CIL IV 3883) made after AD 59 with new designata (pompa, sparsiones, athletae) 181
36 Rhythmisation in the edictum summary content (CIL IV 1185) 183
37 Asymmetric arrangement of the advertising message content (CIL IV 9972) 186
38 Unusual arrangement of the advertising message content (CIL IV 3881) 186
39 Example of combined letters used in edicta (CIL IV 7994) 190
40 Example of colour arrangements in edicta (CIL IV 7993) 195
41 Relationships emerging between wall inscriptions as a result of painting over the edicta (example CIL IV 7989) 202
42 Reconstruction of CIL IV 9976 with the line informing the viewers of cancelled event 203
43 Pompeians reading announcements in the forum (fresco from Praedia di Giulia Felice) 215
44 Acclamatio addressing one of the best-known Pompeian officials, Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius (CIL IV 7990) 217
45 Distribution of private acknowledgments of shows (acclamationes) in Pompeii 218
46 Edictum CIL IV 1179 222
47 CIL IV 1190 223
48 Relief fragment with a description of gladiatorial pairs in the form of pseudo-libellus (drawing based on Mazois 1824–1838, vol. I, Fig. XXXII) 232
49 Graffito CIL IV 8055 from Casa dei Ceii with a commentary on fight results 236
50 Graffito CIL IV 8056 from Casa dei Ceii with a pair of fighting gladiators and added commentary 236
51 Graffito from the corridor leading to Teatro Grande with a list of fighting gladiators expressed in a way typical of papyrus libelli 237
52 CIL IV 10221 (graffito from the façade of Eumachia’s tomb) 238
53 Graffito CIL IV 10236 239
54 Graffito CIL IV 10238a 239
55 Graffito CIL IV 10238b 239
56 Graffito CIL IV 10237 240