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Customs: Roman Entertainment Flashcards

1
Q

What were factiones?

A

Racing companies

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2
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Which racing company was russata?

A

red

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3
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lanista

A

gladiator trainer

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4
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venationes

A

beast hunts

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5
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What type of gladiator was a essedarius?

A

fought from a chariot

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6
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What type of gladiator was a laqueator/laquearius?

A

fought with a lasso

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7
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tesserae (Games)

A

dice

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8
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What numbers were on the sides of the tesserae?

A

1, 3, 4, 6

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9
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What type of gladiator was an andabata?

A

fought blindfolded

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10
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tali

A

knucklebones used as jacks

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11
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What type of gladiator was a dimachaerus?

A

fought with two daggers

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12
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porta Libitinensis

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gate for dead gladiators to be carried through

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13
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What type of gladiator was a murmillo?

A

had a fish-crested helmet

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14
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What was the best dice throw called?

A

Venus

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15
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What type of gladiator had a long shield called a scutum and a short sword?

A

Samnite

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16
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duodecim scripta

A

backgammon

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17
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prolusio

A

fake battle with blunt weapons that began the show

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18
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Which racing company was veneta?

A

blue

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19
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What type of gladiator had a short shield called a parma and greaves on both legs?

A

Thrax (Thracian)

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20
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carceres

A

starting gates of the Roman Circus

21
Q

trigon

A

three person catch with two folles (balls)

22
Q

fritillus

A

dicebox

23
Q

Which racing company was albata?

A

white

24
Q

How many sides did tesserae (dice) have?

A

4

25
Q

missus

A

full seven lap around the circus

26
Q

If your four dice read 4, 4, 4, and 4, what kind of throw was that?

A

Vulture

27
Q

Which two racing companies did Domitian add?

A

purple (purpurea) & gold (aurum)

28
Q

Which racing company was prasina?

A

green

29
Q

Before Domitian added two more, how many factiones (racing companies) were there?

A

4

30
Q

What Samnite gladiator would often fight against retiarii?

A

secutor

31
Q

What was a tiro?

A

Rookie gladiator

32
Q

What was the lowest throw called?

A

Vulture

33
Q

follis

A

ball filled with hair, feather, or air to play trigon (catch)

34
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If your four dice read 6, 4, 3, and 1, what kind of throw was that?

A

Venus

35
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curriculum

A

one lap around the circus

36
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ludi scaenici

A

dramatic performances in a theater

37
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spina

A

the dividing wall of a race track

38
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latrunculi

A

chess

39
Q

rudis

A

wooden training sword for gladiators

40
Q

What type of gladiator was a bestiarius?

A

fought wild animals

41
Q

naumachiae

A

mock naval battles

42
Q

scaena

A

stage

43
Q

meta

A

turning post

44
Q

The Romans would use marble statues of what two things to count laps?

A

ova et delphini (eggs & dolphins)

45
Q

In what year was the Colosseum opened?

A

80 AD

46
Q

What heavily armored Samnite gladiator would often fought against the Thracians?

A

hoplomachus

47
Q

What type of gladiator was a retiarius?

A

fought with a net and trident

48
Q

auriga

A

charioteer

49
Q

What structure in Rome is known as the Flavian Amphitheater?

A

Colosseum

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