Gladiators And Roman Baths Flashcards
Gladiator fighting was the most _____ entertainment in Rome
Popular
Was held in the
Amphitheatrum(amphitheater)
Rising rows of _____ surrounded the arena
Seats
Shelter from the sun was provided by
Canvas awnings
Spectators didn’t have to ______ for admission; instead the _____ payed for the entire show
Pay; wealthy individuals
Tuba
Trumpet
Gladiators were
Slaves, condemned criminals, or free volunteers
Fights ended with the _______ or ________ of one gladiator
Death; surrender
________ decided the fate of the loser of the match
Spectators
The life of the loser was usually ______ especially if they were famous gladiator
Spared
If a gladiator survived long enough, they were awarded the ________
Wooden sword(meaning they didn’t have to fight again)
Most popular gladiators with an oblong shield and a short sword
Samnites
Had a round shield and a curved sword or dagger
Thracians
Were equipped with a sword and shield along with a helmet with a fish-shaped crest
Murmillones
Used retia and 3-pronged tridents
Retiarii
A hunt of wild animals
Venatio
Wild beasts used in the venatio
Bestiae
Trained beast fighters
Bestiarii
The bestiarii wore ______ clothing and used a _______ to avoid danger
Light; thrusting spear
Pompeiian riot occurred in _____ between the people of ______ and ______
59AD; Pompeii and Nuceria
Riot occurred at a show of _______ sponsored by Livineius Regulus
Gladiator
The ______ men won the fight
Pompeiian
Emperor Nero requested a Senate inquiry that resulted in the ban of _______ in Pompeii for ______ years
Shows; 10
The admission fee of ________ was payed to the _______ of the public baths
1 quadron, ostiarius(doorkeeper)
Exercise area surrounded by columns
Palaestra
Changing room in the public baths
Apodyterium
The warm room after the apodyterium
Tepidarium
Hot room that held a large marble bath
Caldarium
Romans used ________ instead of soap
Olive oil
Patrons would bring their own oil in a ______ to be used for cleaning
Little pot
Oil and dirt was removed with a blunt metal scraper called the
Stigil
Before dressing, the man would visit the cold room aka
Frigidarium
Romans learned how to build public baths from the _____
Greeks
Rome invented the world’s first ______ in the 1st century BC
central heating system
The baths were heated using a _______ located under the _____
furnace; floor
The ________ was located near the furnace
caldarium
channels built into the walls to draw heat from the floor up
flues
the heating system itself was named the
hypocaust
