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Roman Sport and Spectacle
Terms from Roman gladiator fights, executions, beast hunts, and Christian persecutions
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Undergraduate 3
07/31/2013

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Vestal Virgins
Definition
Priestesses of Vesta, kept the heart burning
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Romulus and Remus
Definition
Where believed to be the creators of Rome. Were raised by wolves
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Sacred Spring
Definition
Concept of moving to a colony if the city gets too overcrowded
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Patrician
Definition
An aristocrat
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Plebeian
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An everyday citizen
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Lares and Penates
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Ancestral spirits and protective deities of the house
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Militae
Definition
"At war"
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Domi
Definition
"At home"
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Pomerium
Definition
Boundary between home and outside (Rome and the warfare outside)
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Dedito in fidem
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"To hand over in faith", when city-states became allies of Rome
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Praenomen
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First name, family name ex)PUBLIUS cornelius scipio africanus
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Nomen
Definition
Name of clan ex)publius CORNELIUS scipio africanus)
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Cognomen
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More specific branch of clan ex)publius cornelius SCIPIO africanus
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Agnomina
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Last name added if you've accomplished something ex)publius cornelius scipio AFRICANUS
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Jupiter
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Zeus
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Juno
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Hera
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Minerva
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Athena
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Mars
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Ares
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Venus
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Aphrodite
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Mercury
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Hermes
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Diana
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Artemis
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Neptune
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Poseidon
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Ceres
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Demeter
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Janus
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God of doorways, transitions
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Ludi
Definition
games provided by the state
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Munera
Definition
games (often the gladiator fights) paid for by politicians
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Triumphs
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Public execution of a leader of a conquered territory. Put on for to show a man's victory in war
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Etruscans
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Were a huge influence on Roman sport
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Ludi Magni
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Biggest festival of Rome, in honor of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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Aediles
Definition
oversees funds and puts together the games
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Munera (Latin Meaning)
Definition
"Favor", "Duty", "Gift", "Service"
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Munerarius or Editor
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Funded the munera
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Naumachiae
Definition
"Water battles"
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Scene
Definition
backdrop in the theater shows
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Machane-deus ex machina
Definition
brought actors down from the top of the theater using ropes
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Ekkyklema
Definition
Table to bring people on stage
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Pulpitum
Definition
stage in Roman theater
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First permanent Roman theater
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Built by Pompey in 55BC
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Velaria
Definition
awnings or shade
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The odeum
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An indoor theater, much smaller with a roof
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Amphitheater
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Has seating all around the stage
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Arena
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comes from harena meaning sand
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The Flavian Amphitheater
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Colosseum, constructed by Titus Flavius
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Three origins of gladiators
Definition
slaves, criminals, volunteers
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Auctorati
Definition
Gladiators that volunteered
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Spartacus
Definition
Gladiator that led a slave revolt due to poor living conditions in the ludi
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Ludi
Definition
Gladiator school
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Caligula
Definition
Known for his barbaric treatment of criminals. Would feed them to animals or execute people for small crimes
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Claudius
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Used "maiestas" as a reason to execute peopl
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Infames
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Social status of the gladiators. Lowest of the low on social ranking
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Subligaculum
Definition
Loincloth
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Balteus
Definition
belt
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Fasiae
Definition
leather bands going around chest and back
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Murmillo
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Type of gladiator who resembled a fish
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Manica
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Metal piece to protect the arm
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Ocreae
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Greaves, protect the shins
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Threaex
Definition
Curved sword, rectangular shield
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Hoplomachus
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Type of gladiator that resembled a Greek soldier
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Secutor
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Type of gladiator with large protective helmet
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Retiarius
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Type of gladiator who used a net and trident
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Equites
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Type of gladiator that fights on horseback
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Essedarii
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Type of gladiator that fought in a chariot
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Monomachos
Definition
"single combat", description of most gladiator fights, one on one
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Familia
Definition
groups of gladiators under the control of the same lanista
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Lanista
Definition
owner/manager of the ludus
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Doctores
Definition
Trainers in the ludus, usually retired gladiators
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Magistri
Definition
Teachers in the ludus
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Galen
Definition
Was a famous physician that started his career patching wounds in the ludus
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cena libera
Definition
banquet for the gladiators the night before a show
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Munera assiforana
Definition
gladiator fights that had a cover charge, usually smaller in size
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Novicius
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Novice, gladiators that were new arrivals
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Tiro
Definition
Recruit, gladiators ready for their first fight
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Veteranus
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Veteran, gladiators that survived their first fight
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Pali
Definition
Best Ranked gladiators, four grades of these gladiators
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Summa Rudis
Definition
referee
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Ad digitum
Definition
"to the finger", putting up a finger to show you want the fight to end
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Deceptus
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"Deception", method of pretending to be hurt then striking your opponent when they let up
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Stantes Missi
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"Released while standing", a draw
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Sine Missione
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Having a clear winner, either by wound or death
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Missium
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Chant for release, wanted the gladiator to live
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iugula
Definition
"Cut the throat", chant for the gladiator to be killed
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Spolearium
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Dagger to the spine, how they killed gladiators that were sentenced to death
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luvenes
Definition
young people
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Ovid
Definition
Author who wrote a guide on how to socialize at the games
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Panem et circuses
Definition
"Bread and Circuses"
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Sparsio missilium
Definition
wooden balls thrown into the crowd that could be redeemed for prizes
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Seneca
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Was a stoic who did not like the over indulgence of the games
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Libellis
Definition
Program
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Vannationes
Definition
Beast Hunts
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Venator
Definition
Hunter for the beast hunts
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Bestiarii
Definition
beast handlers
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Trajan
Definition
Killed 11,000 animals in 123 days
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Vivarium
Definition
"life room", place to keep animals
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Ludi Meridiani
Definition
"midday shows", the executions
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Noxii or Damnati
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Criminals
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Ad Bestias
Definition
"To the beasts"
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Ovatio
Definition
smaller version of a triumph
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imperator
Definition
name given to the recipient of a triumph
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Cladius (Circus)
Definition
Changed the starting gates to marble
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Trajan (Circus)
Definition
Made most of the circus Maximus permanent
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Spina
Definition
Center barrier of the circus
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Metae
Definition
Large bronze turning points
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Carceres
Definition
"Prison", the starting gate
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Pulvinar
Definition
platform for the statues of the gods where they watched the performance
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Mappa
Definition
handkerchief dropped to start the chariot race
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Desultores
Definition
Jumping from horse to horse, part of midday circus entertainment
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Naufragia
Definition
"Shipwreck", refers to crashes in chariot races
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Diocles
Definition
Won extreme fortune through his many wins in the chariot races
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Dominus factionis
Definition
ruler of the faction, financed and traded the factions
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Conditor
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overseer of the faction, below the dominus
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Hortator
Definition
Followed the charioteers on horseback to inform them of what to do
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Diversium
Definition
switching of horses to prove that it is the charioteer who has the skill, not the horses
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Pliny
Definition
Didn't understand the loyalty people had toward factions
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Jupiter Opitmus Maximus
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"Jupiter, the best and the greatest"
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Pax Deorum
Definition
"Peace of the gods" keep the gods happy and they will reward Rome
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The Great fire of 64 AD
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Nero may have had a role in starting it, blamed Christians
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Tacitus
Definition
odium humani generis - "hatred of the human race"
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Athenagoras
Definition
Believes seeing people get killed is the same as killing them
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Emperor Decius
Definition
First emperor to persecute Christians
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Theodosiuis I
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Christianity became the main religion under his reign
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Cicero
Definition
Against using wealth for political gain
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Augustus
Definition
Considered the first emperor of Rome
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Hypgaeum
Definition
"under earth", space under the arena
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Julius Ceaser
Definition
Put on the first Naumachiae
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