Gladiators

Question 0

Retiarli

Answer 0

Lightly clad, armed with a net and trident

Usually fought myrmillones or secutores

Question 1

Myrmillones

Answer 1

Fought with helmet, oblong shield, sword, fish crest on helmet

Usually fought retiarus or thracians

Question 2

Samnites

Answer 2

Oblong shield, visored helmet, sword

Question 3

Thracians

Answer 3

Small round shield, curved scimitar

Question 4

Bestiarii

Answer 4

Hunters

Fought wild beasts

Question 5

Essedarii

Answer 5

Rode chariots with two horses

Question 6

Andabata

Answer 6

Heavily armed, but can’t see out of visored helmet

Question 7

Laquearii

Answer 7

Armed with lasso and a curved piece of wood

Question 8

Secutores

Answer 8

“Pursuers” - like Samnites without neck protector

Question 9

Hoplomachi

Answer 9

Full armed with a breastplate and visored helmet

Question 10

Rudis

Answer 10

Wooden sword given to gladiators on their retirement

Question 11

Lanista

Answer 11

Gladiator trainer

Question 12

Editor munerum

Answer 12

Giver of games

Question 13

Arena/harena

Answer 13

Sand put down to absorb the blood from gladiator match

Question 14

Venationes

Answer 14

Hunts where bestiaii fought wild beasts

Question 15

Premiere pollicem

Answer 15

To press the thumb against the forefinger - crowd wants to spare gladiator’s life

Question 16

Vertere pollicem

Answer 16

Turning the thumb upwards or towards the chest - to signify the death stroke

Question 17

When were gladiator fights brought to Rome?

Answer 17

264 BC

Question 18

Naumachiae

Answer 18

Mock naval battles - they flooded the arena