roman entertainment Flashcards
1
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balls filled with hair, feather, or air
A
folles
2
Q
catch, played with three people and two balls
A
trigon
3
Q
how many officials did trigon have
A
2
4
Q
what did the trigon officials do
A
- kept score
2. returned stray balls
5
Q
rugby or football
A
harpastum
6
Q
chess
A
latrunculī
7
Q
what does latrunculī translate to
A
little bandits
8
Q
backgammon
A
duodecem scrīpta
9
Q
what does duodecem scrīpta translate to
A
12 tables
10
Q
checkers
A
calculī
11
Q
game similar to Italian mora
A
micātiō
12
Q
knucklebones
A
tālī
13
Q
what were tālī made of
A
knucklebones of sheep or goat
14
Q
how was tālī played
A
five are thrown and caught on the back of
the hand kind of like jacks
15
Q
what is another use for tali
A
dice
16
Q
four sided dice
A
tesserae
17
Q
what numbers did tesserae lack
A
2 and 5
18
Q
dice-box from which the dice were thrown
A
fritillus
19
Q
highest throw
A
Venus
20
Q
requirement for “venus” roll
A
had all different numbers
21
Q
middle throw
A
Sēniō
22
Q
requirements for a “Sēniō” throw
A
6 and three other numbers
23
Q
lowest throw
A
Vulture
24
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requirements for a “Vulture” throw
A
all the same number
25
lowest of a vulture throw
dogs
26
requirements for a "dogs" throw
rolled all ones (1,1,1,1)
27
private games
munera
28
public games
lūdī
29
dramatic performances in a theater
lūdī scaenicī
30
mime, farce, actor in mime
mīmus
31
pantomime
pantomīmus
32
comedies
cōmoediae
33
tragedies
tragoediae
34
manager in producing a play
dominus gregis
35
troupe of inferior actors
grex
36
props necessary for a play
ōrnāmenta
37
front line of the stage
proscaenium/proscēnium
38
what was behind the proscaenium
scaena/scena
39
what was the scaena
stage for actors
40
what was before the proscaenium
cavea
41
what was the cavea
place for spectators
42
semicircular passage in the middle of the audience
praecinctiō
43
groups of rows
maeniāna
44
what divided the audience into maeniāna
praecinctio
45
awnings that protected from rain or sun
vēla
46
the Roman circus
circus
47
chariot races
lūdī circēnsēs
48
chariot companies/factions
factiōnēs
49
how many factiōnēs originally
4
50
name the 4 original factiōnēs
russāta – red
albāta – white
veneta – blue
prasina – green
51
who added 2 more factiones
domitian
52
what factiones did domitian add
purpurea – purple & aurea – gold
53
starting gate
porta pompae
54
starting gates
carcerēs
55
ending gate
porta triumphālis
56
exterior part of the building composed of towers and barriers
oppidum
57
“backbone” – the center part of the circus
spīnae
58
pillars or turning posts
mētae
59
one lap around the circus
curriculum
60
full seven lap race around the circus
missus
61
“eggs and dolphins” marble in those shapes to count laps
ova et delphīnī
62
marble platform for use by magistrates
podium
63
chariotdriver
aurīga/agitātor
64
who were commonly aurīgae
freedmen or slaves
65
circus procession for magistrates
pompa circēnsis
66
beast hunts
vēnātiōnēs
67
mock battle among kids
lūdus Troiae
68
mock naval battles
naumachiae
69
when was Amphitheater at Pompeii erected
75 BC
70
banks of rows
caveae
71
lowest section of rows
īnfima/īma cavea
72
what were the first five rows called
īnfima/īma cavea
73
middle section of rows
media cavea
74
what were the next 12 rows called
media cavea
75
highest section
summa cavea
76
what were the highest 18 rows called
summa cavea
77
Flavian Ampitheater
Colosseum
78
when was Colosseum opened
80 AD
79
gladiator fights
munera gladiātōria
80
special food for gladiators
sagīna gladiātōria
81
wooden training sword given to gladiator
rudis
82
narrow passage for carrying the dead gladiators
porta Libitīnēnsis
83
seats of honor for members of city council
bisellia
84
who was the podium (row of thrones in colosseum) reserved for
members of council- emperor and family, dator ludorum, magistrates, vestal virgins, ambassadors
85
sections of rows
maeniāna
86
maeniānum 1
first fourteen rows behind podium
87
who was the maeniānum 1 reserved for
equestrians
88
who was the maeniānum 2 reserved for
ordinary citizens
89
who was the maeniānum 3 reserved for
lower class, foreigners, slaves
90
where did women sit in Colosseum
open gallery above maeniānum 3
91
gladiators
gladiātōrēs/gladiātōriī
92
fought with a net and trident
rētiārius
93
net
rete
94
trident
fuscina
95
fought blindfolded
andābata
96
had a helmet with a fish crest
murmillō/mirmillō
97
fought in a war chariot
essedārius
98
fought wild animals
bestiārius
99
rookie gladiator
tiro
100
fought with two daggers
dimachaerus
101
fought with a lasso
laqueātor/laqueārius
102
lasso
laqueus
103
volunteer gladiator
auctōrātus
104
had short shield & grieves on both legs
thrax
105
short shield
parma
106
had thick sleeves on the right arm, greaves on his
| left leg, and a visored helmet
samnite
107
thick sleeves on the right arm
manicae
108
long shield
scutum
109
what were samnites pinned against Thracians called
hoplomachi
110
what were samnites pinned against retiarii called
secutores
111
highest ranked gladiator
pālus prīmus
112
next highest ranked gladiator
pālus secundus
113
spared gladiator
missus
114
gladiater trainer
lanista/doctor
115
banquet for gladiators
cēna lībera
116
when was cēna lībera held
day before exhibition
117
sham combat with blunt weapons that began the show
prōlūsiō
