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'The Wrestlers' is a masterpiece of Roman marble sculpture showing two naked combatants engaged in the ancient pankration wrestling contest. The upper wrestler straddles his opponent with a 'cross-body ride', holding his arm in a painful 'reverse arm bar'. Following a sequence of… pic.twitter.com/XtRhaOVgAA

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) August 7, 2023