Gladiator & Colosseum Terms

Question 1

Apparitores

Answer 1

Gate keepers (public slaves)

Question 2

Bestia

Answer 2

Beast

Question 3

Bestiarius

Answer 3

Beast Fighter

Question 4

Hypogeum

Answer 4

Cages/elevator/area under the colosseum floor

Question 5

Lanista

Answer 5

Trainer

Question 6

Meridiani

Answer 6

Midday fighters (criminals/violent/fight to the death)

Question 7

Murmillo

Answer 7

Fish man/fish gear decor gladiator

Question 8

Naumachia

Answer 8

Sea battle

Question 9

Pulvinar

Answer 9

Imperial box

Question 10

Retiarius

Answer 10

Net and trident gladiator

Question 11

Tesserae

Answer 11

Tickets made out of recycled pottery and stone

Question 12

Tubicines & Cornicines

Answer 12

Trumpet & Horn players

Question 13

Velarium

Answer 13

Awning made from sails

Question 14

Venatio

Answer 14

Beast hunt

Question 15

Vomitorium

Answer 15

Exits

Question 16

Amphitheatrum Flavium

Answer 16

Original name for the coloseum

Question 17

The year the Colosseum was finished

Answer 17

80 AD

Question 18

Vespasian

Answer 18

Started construction

Question 19

Titus

Answer 19

Opened the colosseum

Question 20

Jewish slaves

Answer 20

Did manual work

Question 21

Colosseum max capacity

Answer 21

50,000

Question 22

Order for seating levels

Answer 22

Senators, Equestrians, middle class, free poor, slaves, women

Question 23

`Avē Imperātor, moritūrī tē salūtant

Answer 23

Hail Emperor, those about to die salute you