KW270828 The Monk Almachius attempting to stop the Gladiatorial Combat, illustration from \'The Outline of History\' by H.G. Wells, Volume II, published in 1920 (litho) by Ademollo, Carlo (1825-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: during one of the games, Almachius entered the arena in Rome and demanded an end to the barbaric custom. He was promptly stoned to death by an irate crowd; however his actions prompted Emperor Honorius to put end to the gladiatorial duel across the Roman Empire;); Italian, out of copyright.