Classics 2300 2Nd Final

Front 1

Licentia

Back 1

Lower Class pleasures

Front 2

Otium

Back 2

Higher Class pleasures

Front 3

Naxii

Back 3

Executions in the arena

Front 4

Levitas

Back 4

Lack of seriousness

Front 5

Gravitas

Back 5

Seriousness

Front 6

Temperantia

Back 6

Temperance, Self-Control

Front 7

Harena

Back 7

Arena

Front 8

Cavea

Back 8

Seating Area

Front 9

Maenianum

Back 9

Horizontal Row in the arena

Front 10

Cunei

Back 10

Vertical spot or wedge in the Arena

Front 11

Balteus

Back 11

Walls the seating area is divided by

Front 12

In Ligenesis

Back 12

Seating for poor women and slaves

Front 13

Caceres

Back 13

Rooms behind gates in the Circus or Ampitheatre

Front 14

Venationes

Back 14

Wild Animal Hunts

Front 15

Bestiarii

Back 15

People who fought the wild animals, or handled them

Front 16

Munus/Munera

Back 16

Gladiatoral Combat

Front 17

Ludic

Back 17

Roman Relgious festivals

Front 18

Ludus

Back 18

Gladiatoral school

Front 19

Lanista

Back 19

Person who runs the gladiatoral school

Front 20

Missio

Back 20

Sending away the loser, signalled by the ref or with a thumbs down from the crowd

Front 21

Rudis

Back 21

Giving the 'Wooden Sword', sign of retirement for the gladiator

Front 22

Manica

Back 22

Leather or linen wrapped around the limbs for slight protection

Front 23

Gladius

Back 23

Sword

Front 24

Equites

Back 24

Gladiator who fought on horseback- In arena terminology

Roman elite- Business terminology

Front 25

Hopolmachus

Back 25

Nickname was 'the fighter'

Front 26

Retarius

Back 26

The net fighter

Front 27

Virtus

Back 27

Courage/Bravery/Hard Work

Front 28

Currus

Back 28

Chariot

Front 29

Quadriga

Back 29

Four horse chariot

Front 30

Biga

Back 30

Two horse chariot

Front 31

Naufragium

Back 31

Means shipwreck

Front 32

Falx

Back 32

Curved knife used to cut chariot reigns when the charioteer falls off

Front 33

Metae

Back 33

Turning post in circus

Front 34

Traces

Back 34

Leather straps connecting out horse to inner horse

Front 35

Fascia

Back 35

Protection, padded bands worn by the charioteers and wrapped over a tunic

Front 36

Factions

Back 36

Different teams during a chariot race distinguished by different colours

Front 37

Dominus Factionis

Back 37

Man who ran entire chariot faction

Front 38

Spina

Back 38

Dividing wall in the circus

Front 39

Auriga

Back 39

a Roman Charioteer

Front 40

Pompa

Back 40

Precession before the event

Front 41

Ostia

Back 41

Starting gate

Front 42

Mappa

Back 42

Cloth napkin that signalled the start of the race

Front 43

Pulvinar

Back 43

Imperial box

Front 44

Sparsores

Back 44

Water boys

Front 45

Hortatores

Back 45

Individual horsemen who would ride ahead during a race to guide the chariots

Front 46

Vela Erunt

Back 46

"There will be awnings"

Front 47

Epelum

Back 47

Public banquet

Front 48

Aedile

Back 48

Lower magistrate responsible for the city infrastructure

Front 49

Votive Games

Back 49

Munera put on by a winning/returning general

Front 50

Lupanar

Back 50

Brothel

Front 51

Asses

Back 51

Lowest denomination of Roman currency

Front 52

Cellae

Back 52

Prostitutes room

Front 53

Tabella

Back 53

Painting

Front 54

Priapus

Back 54

God of sex with a huge erection

Front 55

Existamatio

Back 55

Reputation

Front 56

Dignitas

Back 56

Social status

Front 57

Lenones

Back 57

Keeper of the brothel

Front 58

Voluptates

Back 58

Pleasures of the senses

Front 59

Tali

Back 59

Knucklebones

Front 60

Tesserae

Back 60

Dice

Front 61

Saturnalia

Back 61

Winter solstice

Front 62

Lex Alearia

Back 62

Law implemented condemning dice

Front 63

Law Talaria

Back 63

Law underling what kinds of gambling were illegal, and fines associated with it

Front 64

Pila/Harpastum

Back 64

Different kinds of balls

Front 65

Follis

Back 65

Air filled ball

Front 66

Sphaeresterion

Back 66

Ball court

Front 67

Alea

Back 67

The feeling of having chance

Front 68

Garun/Liquamen

Back 68

Fish innard sauce

Front 69

Triclinium

Back 69

Dinning room with three couches

Front 70

Gustatio

Back 70

Appetizer

Front 71

Prima Mensa

Back 71

Main course meal

Front 72

Secunda Mensa

Back 72

Dessert

Front 73

Focaccia

Back 73

Bread baked with olives and salt in it

Front 74

Thermae

Back 74

Bath house

Front 75

Frigdarium

Back 75

cold/room temperature room

Front 76

Tepidarium

Back 76

Warm room

Front 77

Caldarium

Back 77

Hot room

Front 78

Natatio

Back 78

Swimming pool

Front 79

Apodyterium

Back 79

Change room

Front 80

Balaneae

Back 80

Small indoor baths

Front 81

Palaestra

Back 81

Workout area

Front 82

Exhedrae

Back 82

Place where athlete mosaics were

Front 83

Tubuli

Back 83

Tube system in the walls where heat from the Hypocaust system travelled

Front 84

Pulpitum

Back 84

Stage

Front 85

Aulaeum

Back 85

Curtain

Front 86

Scaena

Back 86

Wall dividing stage from backstage, backdrop was hung off of this

Front 87

Cuthurnae

Back 87

Built up shoes for performers

Front 88

Atellan/Oscan Farces

Back 88

Comedy plays, crude language, 4 stock characters

Front 89

Mimus

Back 89

Mimic play, comedy

Front 90

Pantomimus

Back 90

Wordless play, dancing etc..

Front 91

Dominus Gregis

Back 91

Master of acting company

Front 92

Blanda

Back 92

Wheelding, enticing customers by saying nice things

Front 93

Docetur Blanditas

Back 93

Taught Wheelding