Culture - Practice Questions Flashcards
1
Q
How was a gladiator known as a ‘laqueārius’ armed?
A
with a lasso / rope
2
Q
What for the gladiators was the ‘cēna lībera’?
A
banquet given the ‘day before’ the fights
3
Q
Under what circumstances would a gladiator leave the arena through the ‘porta libitīnensis;?
A
when he had been killed
4
Q
What Latin term was applied to a teacher who taught grammar, literature, and simply literary criticism?
A
Grammaticus
5
Q
The festival called Quinquatria from March 19-23 seems to have been for some people in Rome the last chance for vacation, given that March 24 was the traditional date for the start of what element of the lives of Roman children?
A
the school year
6
Q
What Latin term was applied to a teacher who taught the art of speech composition and delivery?
A
Rhetor
