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Roman City Life - Leisure and entertainment Flashcards

chariot racing- done / theatre- done / amphitheatre- done / baths- done

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CM- spina

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the long dividing bank down the middle of a racing track

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CM- metae

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3 gilded turning points

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CM- carceres

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12 starting cages

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CM- bronze eggs/ dolphins

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7 show how many laps completed
Ovum

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CM- statues

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red granite obelisk- Augustan conquest of Egypt 13th BC
altars and décor like Neptune

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CM- seating

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-imperial box-pulvinar, top tier, seen
-lowest seats- VIPs, priests, equites
-middle seats- men women n kids, not seg
-top tier- standing, not segregated

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charioteering- teams, fans, people involved

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-4 colour teams: red, blue, white, green
-obsessive fans wrote ‘curse tablets’ to lose
-people followed horses and teams
-many involved: stable boys, trainers, owners, stud breeders, infamis riders

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capacity of CM vs C

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250,000 VS 50,000

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Circus Maximus was for

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chariot racing

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CM Diocles

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Spaniard, 24 yrs, rich anf famous

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CM - measurements

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600 x 150 m

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CM charioteer items and reward

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tunic, leather helmet, wrapped reins, knife
sponsor- palm branch, payments

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Colosseum was for

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amphitheatre- theatre on both sides

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name of Colosseum

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Flavian amphitheatre

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C- where does name come from

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Flavius- family name of emperor Flavian who built it from AD 70s

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C- arches

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for stability for weight of 4 layers
concrete to reinforce- invented

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C- heights

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200x150 m, 50m high

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C- no. entrances and decor

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80
2 monumental, stucco beautiful

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C- VIP seating and other

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level podium- imperial box, VVs, senators
equites
ordinary citizens
women slaves poor

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C- events

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gladiators, animals, convicts executed

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C- gladiator events

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procession, orchestra, water horns
referee w staff
raise finger to surrender, emperor thumb
no flinch or ask for mercy, hit head w mallet and dress as Mercury, rake sand

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Murmillo

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heavy
Roman legionary- shield, fish helmet, no visor, short sword

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Secutor

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heavy
2 small eye holes to protect from trident- retiarius, short sword

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Hoplomachus

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heavy
Greek hoplite, fought murmillo, large crested helmet, spear, round shield

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Retiarius

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light, net fighter, trident, head and face uncovered, arm guard

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Thracian

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light, broad- rimmed hat, visor, short sword

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Bestiarius

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animal, no sword or armour- whip, spear, bow

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Large Theatre at Pompeii

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funded by Holconii
4,000 capacity

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LT features

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orchestra- VIPs
scenae frons- 2 storeys, columns, beautiful
front VIPs marble, citizens, women slaves freedmen
cutrain

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Comedy

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Plautus and Terrence
masks and stock characters- lecherous old man , prideful soldier, slave dealer
sit coms- love affairs, clever slaves

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Mime

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Simple plot
variety show, simple plot, often sexual, silliness
sometimes interlude to play

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Pantomine

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ballet, silent, Greek tragedy scene
masks and costumes
accompanied by music

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Troupes

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competition, station supporters to clap

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Paris

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Pearl of the stage - Pompeii

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Apodyterium

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changing room
niches

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Palaestra

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exercise ground
harpastum snatch ball
hand tennis

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Tepidarium

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warm open pores

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Caldarium

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hot-
open pores
then cover w olive oil and scrape w strigil slave

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Frigidarium

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cold
close pores

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Hypocaust

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heating, raised floors, spaces, furnace, caldarium nearest furnace

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Central Baths at Herculaneum order

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Forum baths
palaestra, apodyterium, tepid, cald, frigid

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CBH features

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marble basins in apod
Triton, marble benches, tepid
sea creatures painted frigid
womens- triton, no frigidarium

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