What name is given to the Louvre's sculpture of a Roman gladiator?

The Louvre’s sculpture traditionally known as a Roman gladiator is the Borghese Gladiator.

Despite its familiar name, the marble figure is not actually a Roman gladiator. It is a Hellenistic sculpture of a nude warrior confronting a mounted opponent, probably created around 100 BC at Ephesus. The statue bears the signature of Agasias, son of Dositheus, an otherwise little-known sculptor. Its missing sword and shield, along with later restorations, contributed to its mistaken identification as a gladiator.

The sculpture was discovered near Anzio, ancient Antium, south of Rome, before 1611. It entered the Borghese collection and became one of the most admired classical sculptures in eighteenth-century Europe. In 1807, Prince Camillo Borghese sold the collection to Napoleon Bonaparte, and the statue was transferred to Paris.

Readers often confuse it with the Dying Gaul or the Apollo Belvedere. Those are different ancient sculptures, while the Borghese Gladiator is especially famous for its dynamic fighting pose and influence on artists and sculptors.