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GRST-2000: Gladiators > Exam Study Material > Flashcards

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1
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Who would become gladiators?

A

Slaves (Servus)
Condemned Criminals (Damnatus)
Free Volunteers (Auctoratus)

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2
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What was the palm tree a symbol of?

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Judaism

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3
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What were the cons of being a free volunteer gladiator? (4)

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  • You’re no longer free
  • Forced to do the bidding of someone else
  • You couldn’t vote in elections or testify in court (infamia)
  • You had to take an oath that you had to obey.
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4
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What were the pros of being a free volunteer gladiator?

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  • You could gain money
  • you could gain glory/fame
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5
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When could slave gladiators gain their freedom?

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At the discretion of their owner or audience demand

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6
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When could condemned criminal gladiators gain their freedom?

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After 5 years (3 years of fighting minimum)

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7
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When could a free volunteer gladiator gain their freedom?

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As specified in their contract

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8
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What nationality was Spartacus

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Thracian

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9
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How many slave revolts were there?

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3

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10
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What was Spartacus’ slave revolt called?

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The third Servile War

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11
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Who bought Spartacus?

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Gnaeus lentulus Batiatus

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12
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what armature was Spartacus?

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Murmillo

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13
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How long was Spartacus’ Revolt?

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73-71 BCE

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14
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How big was Spartacus’ army?

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Estimates say somewhere between 60k-124k

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15
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Where was Spartacus’ final battle?

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The River Silarius

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16
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What modern perspectives are there of Spartacus (5)

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  • A just and heroic rebel promoting individual human rights and freedoms
  • A symbol of national self-determination and unity
  • A model of socialist resistance to economic exploitation and inequality in oppressive capitalist systems.
  • A figure of resistance to injustices in general
  • A symbol of gay liberation
17
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Could a freed gladiator lose their infamia?

A

No. You were forever infamis

18
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What were the steps in becoming a gladiator? (4)

A
  • Swearing an oath (Sacramentum)
  • Acquiring a Stage Name (Nomen)
  • Adopting an Armature (Armatura)
  • Being Ranked as a New Recruit (Tiro)
19
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What was a gladiator doctor?

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Doctors were official trainers of Gladiators

20
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What is a Lanista

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A lanista could be the owner of a gladiator school or the head trainer.

21
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What is a gladiator familia?

A

A familia is a family or household that the gladiators would live in together.

22
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Was it good to be called a Lanista?

A

No. lanista was a very lowly term that carried infamia. (similar to a pimp)

23
Q

How did editors get their gladiators? (3)

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  • Have their own
  • Rent them out
  • Hire a volunteer
24
Q

What were the types of gladiator schools? (Ludi) (3)

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  • Private
  • Municipal
  • Imperial
25
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How often would gladiators fight?

A

1-3 times a year

26
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What is a Ludia?

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A ludus-girl. Doesnt have a concrete definition. It could mean a girl having anything to do with the gladiators. (sex, being a gladiator, trainer,etc)

27
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What are Paegniarii

A

They are playfighters

28
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What is Hoiden?

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A term similar to the modern term of “tomboy”

29
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What are Gladiatrice?

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Unofficial term for Women gladiators

30
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What gods did Gladiators pray to? (4)

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  • Hercules
  • Mars (men)
  • Venus (women)
  • Nemesis
31
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What were the causes of the disappearance of the gladiators? (3)

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  • Christian Attacks
  • General lack of interest
  • Too expensive
32
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Christian attacks on the Munera (3)

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  • Involved idolatry (worship of demons)
  • Corrupted audience members
  • Made audience members complicit in murder
33
Q

What were the 4 main factions of Chariot Racers?

A

Reds, Blues, Greens, and Whites.
(Blues and Greens were by far the most popular)

34
Q

What is Naumachia?

A

Naval Battles

35
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What universal reasons did the Romans have gladiators for? (5)

A
  • general need to experience violence,
    suffering, and death
  • Taking pleasure in another persons suffering
  • Means of coming to terms with death
  • means of controlling and negating
    aggressive impulses
  • Means of empowerment and releasing
    collective tensions
36
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What Roman-specific reasons did the romans have gladiators for? (5)

A
  • Unique bloodthirstiness and sadism of
    Romans
  • lack of value given to life and individual freedom
  • Humiliation of enemies and glorification of Rome
  • Promotion of Military values
  • Sacrifice to please the dead or gods

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