Gladiators

Question 0

Retiarii

Answer 0

Lightly clad, armed with net and trident. Usually fought the myrmillones or secutores

Question 1

Myrmillones

Answer 1

Fought with a helmet, oblong shield, sword, fish crest in helmet. Usually fought the retarius or thacians

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 beats

Question 5

Essedarii

Answer 5

Ride chariots with two horses (bigas)

Question 6

Andabatae

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Laquearii

Answer 7

Armed with lasso and curved piece of wood

Question 8

Secutores

Answer 8

Pursuers- like samnite but without neck protector

Question 9

Hopolmachi

Answer 9

Full-armed with breast plate and visored helmet

Question 10

Rudis

Answer 10

Wooden swords 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 blood from gladiator matches

Question 14

Venationes

Answer 14

Hunts where bestiaries fought wild beasts

Question 15

Premere pollicem

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Vertere pollicem

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

Question 17

Year when gladiator fights were brought to Rome

Answer 17

264 BC

Question 18

Gladiator fights originally only for…

Answer 18

Funerals

Question 19

Naumachiae

Answer 19

Mock naval battles- arena flooded