Gladiators

Question 1

Where were gladiatorial shows held?

Answer 1

Amphitheatres

Question 2

What were the awnings made out of?

Answer 2

Canvas

Question 3

What would sound to mark the start of a show

Answer 3

Trumpet

Question 4

Gladiators were…

Answer 4

Slaves/condemned criminals/POWs/volunteers

Question 5

They trained in a…

Answer 5

School

Question 6

How would a bout end?

Answer 6

With the death or surrender of the defeated gladiator.

Question 7

How would it be decided if a defeated gladiator should live or die?

Answer 7

The crowd would put up a thumb jesters then the sponsor of the show would choose.

Question 8

Were the shows free?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Who paid for them?

Answer 9

A wealthy sponsor.

Question 10

What would it mean if a gladiator was handed a wooden sword?

Answer 10

It means he was free and didn’t need to fight anymore.

Question 11

What was the name of an animal hunt in a gladiatorial show?

Answer 11

Venatio

Question 12

How would the beast hunter be equipped?

Answer 12

No armour and a spear.

Question 13

What was the name of leg protection that the gladiators wore?

Answer 13

Greaves.

Question 14

When did the riot of Pompeii happen?

Answer 14

AD 59

Question 15

Who was rioting against each other?

Answer 15

The Pompeiians and the Nucerians.

Question 16

How was the fighting triggered?

Answer 16

It started of with hurling insults at each other then stones and finally it resulted in swords being draw.

Question 17

Who won the riot?

Answer 17

The Pompeiians.

Question 18

As a result what did most of the Nucerians families lose?

Answer 18

A father or a son.

Question 19

What did the Nucerians do with the wounded?

Answer 19

They took them to Rome to show to emperor Nero.

Question 20

What did Nero do as a result?

Answer 20

He asked the Senate to hold an inquiry.

Question 21

What was the outcome of the inquiry?

Answer 21

The senate forbade gladiatorial shows for ten years.

Question 22

What else happened?

Answer 22

Livineius Regulus and others who in encouraged the riot were sent into exile.

Question 23

Who was Livineius Regulus?

Answer 23

The sponsor of the show that led to the riot.