ludiment Flashcards
mock naval battles that were performed in a flooded amphitheater
Naumachiae
balneae or thermae
large Roman baths
apodyterium
dressing room
caldarium
hot room
unctorium
room for rubbing oil
tepidarium
warm room
frigidarium
cold room
laconicum
steam room
palaestra
exercise grounds
piscina
cold pool
destrictarium
room for scraping off dirt
strigilis
“scraper” instrument to scrape oil off skin
tali
dice-type tesserae with Venus (best throw) and Vulture (worst throw)
fritillus
box which held tali
most famous chariot racing track
Circus Maximus
carceres
“prisons” were starting gates of chariot races
spina
“backbone” was the dividing fence or wall across the middle of the circus
metae
turning posts shaped like millstones
spatium / curriculum
one lap in a chariot race
missus
the entire chariot race course (7 laps)
linea alba
chalk starting line used in later times
mappa
napkin dropped to start the chariot race
dator ludorum
giver of games
ova
eggs (dolphin figurines and eggs marked the end of a lap)