roman entertainment Flashcards
what is a vomitoria
the staircases of the ampitheratre via which people could pour out of the stadium in great numbers
what is infamis
the very low legal stgatus given to a number of groups in the roman world
what is a murmillio
a gladiator who was heavily armed rather like a roman legionary soldier.
what is a secutor
a heavily armed fighter who had a distinctive helmet
what is hoplomachus
a heavily armed fighter,
what is retaris
lightly armed with a large net,
what thracian
a lightly armed fighter who wore a crested, broad-brimmed helmet with a visor,
what is a bestiariys
a special type of fighter trained to fight wikd animals. he did not usually wear armour,
what group of people were known as infamis
gladiators, charioteers ,actors and prostitutes
what armour did a murmillio have
1.fish-crested helmet without a visor,
2. short greaves,
3.the curved rectangular shield of a roman legionary
4. the legionarys short sword
what armour did the secutor wear
- a helmet with a visor containing two small eyeholes, so that his face would be protected from a trident thrust.
2.he also had a greace on his left leg, - an arm guard,
- a legionary style shield and a short sword.
who did the secutor normally fight aganist
the sector normally fought against the retarius
what armour did a hoplomachus have
- large crested helmet with visor,
- a thigh length greave on his left leg,
- a spear
- round shield
what armour or weapons did a retiarus have
trident, an arm guard, a shoulder guard and a dagger. most lightly armed of the fighters
what armour or weapons did a thracian have
armoured greaves on both legs, a protector on his sword arm and shoulder, a small shield and a curved short sword designed to slash opponents flesh
what weapons did a bestarius have
t carried weapons such as whips, spears, or even bows lances
what is a stirgil
a curved scraper used to remove oil and dirt from the body
what is the hypocaust
underfloor heating system
what is the tepidarium
the warm room in the baths complex
what is the caldarium
the hto room in a baaths complex
what is the frididariun
the cold room in a baths complex
what is tghe palaestgra
exercise ground
what is apodyterium
chagning room in bath complexx
what is a stock character
a character in a work of literature/drama who is easily recononisble as a particular type of person from certain behaviour traits
