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Gladiators and the Colosseum Flashcards

1
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What is the Cavea?

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The Roman/Latin name for seating.

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How many spectators could the Colosseum hold?

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50,000.

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How much was it to go to the Colosseum?

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Nothing, it was free.

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How much space did each Roman get in their seats?

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40cm max per person.

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How many rows did the lower tier (ima cavea) consist of? What were their seats made of?

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12 rows of marble seats.

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How many rows did the middle tier (media cavea)consist of? What were their seats made of?

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19 rows of marble seats.

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How many rows did the upper tier consist of? What were their seats made of?

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7 rows of mainly wooden seats where poorer people, slaves and freedmen sat. 100 metres away from the action.

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What was good about the shape of the Colosseum?

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The circular/oval shape ensured everyone had a good view.

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How many entrances did the Colosseum have and why?

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80, to avoid trampling and separate upper class and lower class.

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What people was the southern gate for in the Colosseum?

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Emperor.

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What people was the western gate for in the Colosseum?

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Were the gladiatorial procession

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What people was the northern gate for in the Colosseum?

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Magistrates.

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What people was the eastern gate for in the Colosseum?

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Were the dead would be removed.

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What show/event occurred in the morning?

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The animals fought, over 1000 died daily. This demonstrated power of Rome and domination over humans. This show was very popular with humans.

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What show/event occurred in the midday?

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Condemned criminals fought each other and other criminals to the death. This served as an warning from the emperor to Romans to not break the rules.

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What show/event occurred in the afternoon?

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The main most popular event, the Gladiators fight. The crowd could decide the gladiators fate which they enjoyed doing.

17
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What is the Lanista in Roman/Latin?

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The man in charge for training the gladiators.

18
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How long, on average, was a gladiatorial fight?

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10 minutes.

19
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True of false? Winning a single fight was the equivalent of a solider’s annual salary.

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True.

20
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What is a greave?

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Armour to protect the lower leg.

21
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What was the Murmillo gladiator like?

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Murmillo= man-fish/fish fighter. Armed with a short sword, greave, large rectangular shield, padded arm protector and helmet with a fish designed on top.

22
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What was the Thraex gladiator like?

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Thraex= Thracian (Bulgarian). Used a curved sword, greaves to the knees, a medium shield and a crested helmet. Him and his sword were feared as the sword could inflict serious wounds.

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What was the Retiarius gladiator like?

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Retiarius= fisherman. The most lightly defended fighter, armed with a trident, a net, a shoulder shield and a small dagger. He was the most mobile as not weighed down by armour and appeared to the crowd as the perfect underdog.

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What was the Secutor gladiator like?

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Similar looking to the Murmillo, heavily armed with a short sword, a greave to his left leg, a legionary type shield and an egg-shaped helmet with two small eye holes.

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What was the Hoplomachus gladiator like?

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Hoplomachus= heavily armed in Greek. Dressed as a Greek hoplite, armed with a long spear, a round shield, a thigh length grave on his left leg, a short sword and a large crested helmet. He was often put against the Murmillo to re-enact Rome’s wars against Greece.

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When was the Colosseum built?

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80AD

27
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How did the Colosseum protect people from harm?

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4m high walls
Archways for protection from animals
Metal fence above the wall
Beats kept underneath the arena

28
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What was the name of the Emperors box?

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The pulvina

29
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What was the venatio?

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The hunt - a popular game held in the arena where dangerous predators were hunted and sometimes killed

30
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What was the different type of animal shows?

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Animals set against each other
Bestiarri or venatores hunting or fighting animals
Animals vs those condemned to death

31
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What were the popular animal pairings?

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Lion v tiger
Bull v wild boar
Lion v crocodiles
Seals v bears

32
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What was a bestiarius?

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“beast fighter” - recruited from the same source as gladiators but were despised as they had little to none training hence they were at the bottom of the ladder of public esteem

33
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What was a venator?

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A trained hunter who was a level below the gladiator on the ladder of public esteem

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