gladiators Flashcards
gladitorial games took place in an _______ known as the _______
was the size of a ______ _____
amphitheatre, colosseum
football feild
Romans didnt like ________ buildings designed for entertainment - many of them used to be super elaborate ______ structures to make when ________
permanant
wooden
temporary
When stone permanent amphitheatres began arriving, the first were not built ….?
in rome
The roman colosseum was 48.5 meters high, _______ building in rome
tallest
the collosseum had retractable thign for ______ shown in picture, took a fuck ton of men to r______ it
shade,retract
the colosseum seated __,000 people
___ seats per row
They got _____
Its not first come first serve for seating - divided into __ different level
45,00
tokens
5
colosseum:
Segregated by ________
_______ in the front two rows,
then _________,
_____roman citizens,
non-____ males, _______ at the top
(sometimes areas dedicated to ______ at top)
social class/structure
senators
equestrians
male roman citizens
non-roman males
women at top
slaves
There were special seats at the front for _______
There were _____ with _____ attached to keep from row safe
emprors
posts with nets
_______ - basement below the removable flooring of the stadium
Had passageways and storage areas to hold ________, ______ ______, _____ etc
These things were let up through ____ _____
hypogeum
gladiators, wilds animals, props, etc
trap doors
Gladiators entered by an _______ tunnel connected to a gladitorial ______ ______ nearby (led into the hypogeum)
underground
gladitorial trianing school
games were alwyas paid for why who
Always paid for by a private citizen
This meant there were no tickets sold, free entry
Even when the emperor hosted game, they made sure to do it as a private citizen
true or flase, gladitorial games were a fight to the death
false
______ was ther person who put on the games
what were some of their responsibilities
Editor - person who put on the games
Rented gladiators, Armour, Wild beasts
Paid for all of it out of his own pocket
editors were Usually a __________ trying to look good to the public
politicians
Spectators were _______ - so they constantly tried to get new animals, from new regions (sa. gorillas lol)
judgemental
Advertising:
Gladiators _______ through the town to a ______place to show off the gladiators to be fighting
Had lil _______ with the ______ n shit for each gladiator
paraded, public
booklets, stats
The night before the combat, the gladiators gave a public _______
what was weird bout it
The night before the combat, the gladiators gave a public banquet (ppl didnt eat, they watched the gladiators eat)
The events Typically lasted __ - ___ days
3-5
in the morning were the _____ ____ events
wild beast
the wild beats events were often portrayed by _______ - the images focused on the _______ rather than the gladiators
mosaic
animals
the animals would do _____ (like in a circus)
tricks
1000 years later, the animal hunt beings
what did this entail
Ethier animals being shot at
Or the animals fighting each other
The majority of wild beat hunts were done with ______ animals
native
Politicians willingly ________ themselves to put on successful games and be elected
bankrupted
what did augustus do in resp to the slow inflation in expenditure on animals for the games
When augustus took over, he put an end to it capping the amount spent on games
Only allowed certain people to run the games
Unless they were a member of the imperial family
what happened to the meat from the animals in the morning games
Meat from the animals was bbq’d up and given to the crowd
at noon there was the _______
executions
people on ___ ___ were killed at noon
Shows their attitude towards punishment which was _______ - to reassure public of roman ______
The punishment had to be _______ to the pain inflicted - tried to _______ what you did
There was a _______ with what you had done
death row
retributional, order
equal, reenact
plaque
what were the 4 types of executuons
Crucifixion
Beasts - they would use props and costumes, while person is strapped to something, let animal tear them apart
Flames - Eg. christians were burnt because they set fire to rome
Games
People who did serious enough crimes were subject to this
names some examples
Robbers
Arsonists
Betrayal
Abstinence against authority
Military enemies
in the afternoon there was _______
Afternoon - Munera (gladiatorial combat)
what does munura mean and whys it used
Same word used for funeral b/c
When an important person died, certain members of his slaves would fight in honour to the deceased (part of the funeral)
gladitorial schools were often rented out to those having a _____
funeral
The most common way to recruit soldiers was through _______ ___ ______
prisoners of war
prisoners of war tunred gladiators were compelled to fight as a gladiator as their ______ _______
They were _______ because if they could survive as a gladiator, they would live longer
_____ and _____ were also often turned glads
death penalty
happy
slaves and criminals
there were some (but less) _____ men who ____ to be gladiators
free men, chose
infames means _____
what is considered an infames
unspeakable
They performed in public for pay (singer, gladiators, prostitute, etc)
what restrictions were put on infames
By law could run for office, sign any contract, give testimony, or socialise with upper class
The citizens admired them, but did not want to be associated with them
gladitorials schools were called _____, which means “the big school”
there were __ main ones
ludus
4
what was the quality of life for gladiators in school
Gladiators had a good quality of life (cooks, physicians, and other investments put in my managers)
The management employed the best of everything
____ ______ gladiators could just leave but were required to come to be trained
freed men
the gladitorial combat technique was a mix of _____ and ______
they were matched up carefuly by ______ _____
fencing and boxing
skill level
gladiators used a _____ in front of them and thusted with _____ ____
shield
short swords
____-____ pairs of gladiators per day during a five-day festival
12-13
Each match lasted about ____ mins, and the fight itself ____ min
30, 20
the combat began with a _____
victory symbolised by _____ _____
pompa (parade)
palm branches
In the midst of the parade the _____ got to come, then ______ followed, then _______ of the _____ are paraded
editor, horses, statues of the gods
______- Before combat begins, retired soldiers come out and fight with wooden sword
then last thins ___ _______ come and check the swords are valid
prolusio
2 referees
the match starts and goes till someone _____
a ____ ______ in between if someone gets tired
both refs put their ____ ____ to end the match
wins
short break
hand up
someone is holding a stick during a gladitorial game, who are they
a ref
someone is holding up one finger during a gladitorial game, whats happening
the glad is surrendering
“The _______ of the ______” known as ______ or ______ ______- whether the loser should be allowed to live, or put to death was voted on by audience
“The turning of the thumb” known as missio or pollice verso-
what prizes were there for winners
Palm branch
Fuck ton of money
Laurel wreath
Rudis - wooden sword
a gladiator only had to win ___ or ___ times to guy themselves out of ____-
4 or 5
slavery
the _____ was a symbol given to gladiators when free
____ voted for their freedom
rudis (wood swaord)
adience
_____/200 gladiators killed in the arena
______/200 later on
19/200 gladiators killed in the arena
100/200 later one
when were gladiators most likely to die
first times they fought
most gladiators were ___ - ____ years old
fought minimus ____ per year
18-25
twice
Gladiator armour protect the ______ parts of their body but left _____ the place they were able withstand ______
vital, bare, slashes
what parts were protected for gladiators, what were not
Protected their head, knees down, and arm
All had bare chests
All gladiator were put into categories depending on the specific advantage they had - advantage was due the the _______ they carried and ________with
carried, trained
Liked to pin people with opposite ___________ against eachother
advantages/categories`
The most popular category of gladiator was the ‘____-_____’
net fighter
trye or false
there were women gladiators
true
