more stinky certamen

naumachiae

mock naval batals in flooded amphitheatre

balneae/thermae

big roman baths

apodyterium

dressing room for bathes

caldarium

hot room

unctorium

room for rubbing oil

palaestra

exercise grounds

strigilis

scraper tool to scrape off oil

tali

knucklebones that were similar to dice (tesserae)

fritillus

box that held tali

circus maximus

famous racing track

carceres

starting gates of chariot races

spina

dividing fence that stretched across the middle of the circus

metae

turning posts

spatium/curriculum

1 lap in chariot racing

missus

the entire course (7 laps)

linea alba

chalk starting lines used in ater times

mappa

napkin dropped by giver of games to start race

ova

eggs/dolphin figurines were turned to mark each completed lap

factio

racing syndicate that competed in the races (6 colors, red russata, white albata, blue veneta, green prasina, purple and gold

venationes

hunts for entertainment in the circus

naumachia

mock naval attle

lanista

trainer of gladiators

rudis

wooden sword used in training gladiatiors/ given if he won his freedom from slavery

colosseum

dedicated in 80 ad

porta libitinensis

gate for gladiators body’s to exit through

porta triumphalis

victor exit gate from circus

pompey

built the first permanent theatre in Rome in 55 BC

ludi scaenici

dramatic stage performance in theatre

ludi circenses

chariot races and other exhibitions given in a circus

essedarius

fought from a chariot

tiro

gladiator making first public appearance

andabata

blindfolded gladiator

laquaeatores

gladiator armed with lasso

retiarius

gladiator armed with net and trident always fought a secutor

samnite

oldest gladiator, carried by shield later called hoplomachus

thracian

lighter armed gladiators carrying a small shield with curved sword

murmillones

fish helmet gladiators

prolusio

mock combat with blunt weapons before actual show

nos morituri the salutamus

‘we who are about to die salute you” (common gladiator spoken to giver of games)

police verso

means the thumb down (signal to kill the losing gladiator)