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Week 10 Flashcards

1
Q

True or False:

Sanctus Pactricus was a Roman citizen.

A

TRUE

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2
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What status family was Saint Patrick born into?

A

Equestrian family (his father was a decurion)

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3
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How did Saint Patrick get to Ireland?

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He was kidnapped by pirates and forced to become a shepherd in Ireland.
(He escaped to Britain, but God told him to return to preach Christianity in Ireland)

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4
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What was the name for public shows?

A

Ludi

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5
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What did Ludi’s start off as originally?

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Religious rituals and a feast.

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6
Q

Who organized Ludi’s gladiator fights?

A

Editors

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7
Q

What were the 3 types of venues for the Ludi?

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  • Circus
  • Theatre
  • Amphitheatre/Arena
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8
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What is the largest example of a circus?

A

Circus Maximus

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9
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What was the first type of Ludi?

A

Circus

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10
Q

How many days a year were Circus days?

A

66

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11
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What was the original purpose of chariot racing, dating back to Romulus?

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Romulus used to invite Sabian women to attend the chariot race, where he and his male companions could kidnap them as wives.

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12
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Which Ludi event were Romans most fanatical about?

A

Chariot-Racing

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13
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What were the 4 charioteering factions?

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  • Greens
  • Reds
  • Whites
  • Blues
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14
Q

What 2 factions were the most popular amongst fans?

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Greens & Blues

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15
Q

True or False:

Charioteers were often professional athletes.

A

FALSE

Most charioteers were slaves.

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16
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How many horses pulled a chariot for a standard race?

A

4

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17
Q

How many laps did each chariot have to complete?

A

7

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18
Q

True or False:

The charioteer wrapped the reigns around his torso, so they’d have to turn their whole body to steer the chariot.

A

TRUE

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19
Q

How did they keep track of the laps?

A

Egg and Dolphin sculptures in the centre poured water to indicate the number or laps.

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20
Q

What was the charioteer equipped with?

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  • A whip
  • A dagger (to cut himself loose if dragged)
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21
Q

What would the winner be given?

A

Palm branch/crown and money

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22
Q

True or False

Charioteers could get quite the income off of victories and become quite rich.

A

FALSE

All money went to the faction owner, not the charioteer.

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23
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What was the name of the richest athlete of the ancient world?

A

Diocles

(Rode mainly for white faction but made his rounds with all the other ones too)

24
Q

What were the least popular Ludi’s in Rome?

A

Theatre

25
Q

How many days a year had theatre shows?

A

101

26
Q

What was the largest theatre?

A

Theatre of Pompey (Campus Martius)

27
Q

What is the physical difference between Greek theatres and Roman theatres?

A

Greeks: Built them in pre-existing natural deviations or pits

Romans: Built them from ground up, brick by brick

28
Q

What did Theatres eventually do to attract more viewers?

A

They made plays super violent and extreme

(One actor killed another on set and some lit the stage on fire)

29
Q

True or False:

Actors were not slaves, but were nonetheless considered infamia.

A

TRUE

30
Q

How many days a year were dedicated to Amphitheatre shows?

A

10

31
Q

What is the largest example of the amphitheatre?

A

Colosseum

32
Q

The Colosseum was completed in _____

A

80 AD

33
Q

In what town did Professor Dunbabin research her Roman mosaics?

A

Zlieten (Lybia)

In the Zlieten Villa

34
Q

What was the 3 part sequence of Amphitheatre game days?

A

Morning: Animals
Afternoon: Gladiators
Evening: Public execution of criminals

35
Q

True or False:

Gladiators had very strict combat rules as well as an umpire.

A

TRUE

36
Q

Which gladiatorial class rode in on a horse, dismounted, then fought on foot against his opponent?

A

Equites (horsemen)

37
Q

What was the Thracian style gladiator with a fish crest called?

A

Thraex

38
Q

What was the Gladiator type with a round hoplon shield?

A

Hoplomicus

39
Q

What was the “Net Man” Gladiator called?

A

Retiarius

40
Q

What heavy gladiator type was known as the “pursuer”?

A

Secutor

41
Q

What was the sign given for submission in gladiatorial combat?

A

When a gladiator held up his finger.

42
Q

What was the name for animal events?

A

Venatio

43
Q

Larger or Imperial Venatio events often had _________

A

More exotic animals to hunt

44
Q

How were convicted criminals often executed during the Venatio?

A

By being tied to a poll or simply thrown in the arena to be eaten by starved wild animals.

45
Q

Gladiatorial combat was brought into the Greek world in the __________

A

1st Century AD

46
Q

What was the thumbs up, thumbs down procedure?

A

The EDITOR (not emperor) would look at the crowd’s thumbs to see popular opinion, then would base his final verdict off of what the crowd wanted (sometimes unwillingly)

47
Q

True or False:

Most gladiator fights didn’t actually end with a death.

A

TRUE

Editors lost a lot of money each time a gladiator died, so they really tried to minimize it.

48
Q

What do most gladiators hold on their gravestones?

A

A Palm Branch

49
Q

True or False:

Female gladiators were looked down upon by ancient sources.

A

TRUE

But there were nonetheless female gladiators.

50
Q

What were female gladiators called?

A

Gladiatrix

51
Q

What 3 types of people made up most of the Gladiator fighters?

A
  1. POW’s from abroad
  2. Criminals
  3. Freeborn men who threw away their citizenship to fight
52
Q

At which stage were convicted criminals executed on amphitheatre days?

A

Meridiani

53
Q

At which stage of amphitheatre days did gladiators fight?

A

Munera

54
Q

At which stage of amphitheatre days did they unleash wild animals?

A

Venationes

55
Q

What was the name for the amphitheatre day procession around the arena?

A

Pompa

56
Q

What was the name for the last meal of gladiators before an amphitheatre game day?

A

Cena Libera

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