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Daily Life: Entertainment
Daily Life and Culture of Roman Entertainment
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10th Grade
03/19/2009
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Pompey, 55 B.C.E.
 Definition
Built first permanent theatre in Rome. What year?
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Proscaenium
 Definition
Backstage
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Cavea
 Definition
Seats
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Cuneus
 Definition
Vertical wedge of seats
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Scaena
 Definition
Stage
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Orchestra
 Definition
Area between Cavea and Scaena, used for dancing
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Ludi Scaenici
 Definition
public plays
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Vela
 Definition
Awnings covering theatre
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Circus Maximus
 Definition
Track for chariot races
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Ludi Cercenses
 Definition
Name for games in the circus
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Factiones
 Definition
Teams of horse drivers
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Metae
 Definition
Turning posts
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Spinae
 Definition
Divided circus in the middle
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Aurigae
 Definition
Horse drivers
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Desultores
 Definition
Men leaping from one horse to another
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Calx
 Definition
Finish line
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Missus
 Definition
Complete seven lap race
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Harena
 Definition
Arena or sand in the arena
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Carcares
 Definition
"Prisons" holding chariots
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Dator Ludorum
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Official responsible for the games
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Praecinctiones
 Definition
Horizontal aisles
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Flavian Amphitheatre
 Definition
Popularly known as the colloseum
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Thracians
 Definition
Lightly armed gladiators
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Samnites
 Definition
Heavily armed gladiators
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Hoplomachus
 Definition
Gladiator imitating the Greek hoplite
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Mumillo
 Definition
Gladiators with fish helmets
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Retarius
 Definition
Gladiators with nets and tridents
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Naumachia
 Definition
Staged naval battles
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Stilus
 Definition
Writing utensil
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Tabellae
 Definition
Wax tablets
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Papyrus
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Paper
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Linum
 Definition
String used to seal letters
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Cera
 Definition
wax
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Signum
 Definition
Seal of letter
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