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How were the seats arranged

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There was tiered seating around the arena so that everybody could have the best view

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What were seats made of

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Marble up to the third level and above this wood to reduce the weight. The audience brought cushions to sit on during the long hours.

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Why were awnings provided

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To protect the audience crammed in to the building from either hot or rainy weather and keep them comfortable

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Who operated the awning system

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Sailors from the naval base at Misenum because it was so complicated

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How were spectators made more comfortable

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By having perfumed water sprinkled over them to keep them cool and hide the stench if swear from the crowd and blood from the arena

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How did amphitheatres help to control people

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  • they provided excellent shows that entertain people and made them accept their roman leaders more readily
  • they arrested members of the community and put them inside to fight as a lesson to others
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Why did politicians sponsor show

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To win the hearts and support of the crowd

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Why did a typical roman citizen attend

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To be entertained and in the hope of receiving some handout, for example when bread or coins would be thrown into the audience

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When was the colosseum built

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In 79-80 AD BY Vespasian and Titus

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What was the colosseum originally called

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The Flavian amphitheatre

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How did the colosseum get it’s name

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From the statue of Nero (the colossus) that stands nearby

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How many spectators can the colosseum hold

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Over 50,000 (45,000 seated) and tickets would have been like gold dust as only a fraction of roman citizens could be seated

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How many entrances were there

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80 - one specifically for the emperor, one for the performers, and another for moving dead bodies

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Why was the use of gates important

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There wasn’t a crush on entering/leaving the amphitheatre

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Who were the bottom row of seats reserved for

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The Roman senators and the Vestal Virgins. Behind them sat the middle class citizens, then the lower classes, then the foreigners and then slaves and women

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Where did the emperor sit

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In the Imperial Box which was fitted with an underground passage for emergencies

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Why did sand cover the arena and was combed over after each fight by a slave

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  • So those fighting would not slips in any blood spilt

- so new fighters would be put off fighting by seeing large amounts of blood from previous fighters

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How did soldiers and citizens sit

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Apart from each other

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Who were special seats reserved for

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Married couples, and bots and their tutors

20
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Where were dark clothes banned

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Everywhere except for in the back rows

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Were men and women separated

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Yes

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What was beneath the arena floor

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A maze of passages and cells where animals and men were kept before being released in to the arena through trapdoors

23
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Where did stage scenery appear from

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Beneath the arena floor and were used to show scenes of the savannah, forest or other habitats. It make the fight more exciting to each new appearance.

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What were gladiatorial games held for originally?

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Funeral ceremonies for dead heroes (muneras)

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What were thracians

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Came from Thrace. Lightly armed and used a round shield and a curved dagger

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What were Samnites

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Came from Samnium. Heavily armed and used a rectangular shield and an axe

27
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What were Murmillo

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Heavily armed with a helmet, breastplate, round shield and dagger. They had a short sword and shield and was distinguished by the Jamie of a sea creature or fish on his head

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What was a retiarius

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Net catcher. Armed with a net, a trident, a dagger and a shoulder guard

29
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What contests were favoured by the audience

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Contests between a retiarius and a secutor (pursuer) because of the contrasts in the armour sued

30
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Were wounded gladiators spared?

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Rarely, spectators turned their thumbs down in favour of killing him

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Reasons for being a gladiator

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  • captured in warfare
  • punishment as a slave
  • professional gladiators
  • money
  • fame and honour
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Incentives for being a professional gladiator

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  • were kept heathy and well fed since they were valuable to their gladiatorial master
  • escapism of the army
  • new identity (escaping a bad past and being reintegrated into roman society)
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Typical day in the arena

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  • beast displays in the morning
  • single combat between gladiators
  • executions at midday
  • gladiatorial displays
  • funeral march and removal of bodies
34
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Order of events

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  • warm up act (show, conjures, circus etc)
  • weapons submitted for inspection
  • parade of combatants
  • gladiators salute emperor
  • the fight
  • deciding the losing gladiators fate
  • winner receives money and crown
  • if a gladiator fought long and hard he wood be awarded a wooden sword
  • the dead were removed by slaves. Wounded were finished off. Bodies were piled into a cart and flung into a pit.
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What did a wooden sword mean

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A fighter was either freed from slavery or allowed to retire from the arena

36
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What would happen if a gladiator was defeated

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He would lift his finger to ask for mercy. The audience would decide his fate, but the final decision would be made by the emperor

37
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Where were animals taken from to fight in the arena

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Far and wide; more exotic animals pleased the audience

38
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What was a venatio

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Bestiarii fought against the animals in a mock hunt

39
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What happened if emperors fought the animals

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The contest as not equal. Nero was said to have had a lion drugged so he could kill it in a fight

40
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How many animals to Augustus boast to have killed

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3500

41
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How many animals did Titus kill in one day

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5000

42
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What were sea fights called

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Naumachia

43
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When did Naumachia take place

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On special occasions as it took a lot of preparation or make the arena water tight

44
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How were criminals treated in the amphitheatres

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They were either executed or forced to re-enact myths

45
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When were criminals executed

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In acts of retribution, rehabilitation and deterrence

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