Graphics prompt: Produce a picture based around a Scholae Palatinae trial by combat.

This is an open ended graphics event. You can take the prompt in whichever direction you choose. Preparation for the big battle? The big battle itself? The arena? Use whichever graphics creation method you choose, a hand-drawn picture scanned, a 3D render, whichever you feel most comfortable with. Submit in any standard image format: jpg, png, gif, etc. Entries will be judged based on creativity, effort, and artistic skill.