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Circus Maximus was sited on the level ground of the .... between Rome's .... and .... hills |
Valley of Murica (Vallis Murcia), Aventine, Planetine |
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Differences between Roman and Greek Chariot Racing : |
- charioteers (aurigae) earned the victory - Roman reigns wrapper around body / Greeks held the reins in their hands - Romans carried a knife (falx) to cut themselves free - Romans had helmets and protective gear |
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Chariot Racing were ... |
- privately owned and operated businesses (factions) (teams) - divided by colour : red, white, green, blue |
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Chariot racing in .... became a team sport in ... BCE |
Rome, 201 |
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Chariot races consisted of .......... four horse chariots (quadrigae) |
4, 6, 8, 12 |
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What do the 3 terms for Circus Maximus mean? Spina, Carceres, Hortator |
spina - center aisle carceres - starting gate hortator - faction member who scouts the way ahead |
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Triumphs (triumphus) were ___, ___, ___, celebration not part of the regular religious calendar |
political, religious, and military |
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First Triumph of Roman Republic |
509 BCE - Publius Valerius Publicola |
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How to be awarded a Triumph : (5 steps) |
- had to be a magistrate - had to defeat the enemy in a just war against foreign enemy, one sanctioned by the senate, approved by the people and mandatory to the survival of the empire - had to kill over 5,000 men - had to return with massive amounts of trophies and prisoners - war was entirely complete, which enabled the soliders to return for the celebration |
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The Path of the Roman Triumph : |
- began at Campus Martius - parade entered the city through a special triumphal gate, which was closed and not to be used by others - circle the Palatine Hill - took the sacred way through the Forum - to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus on the Capitol - at the temple of Jupiter- General dedicate fasces as thanksgiving to Jupiter |
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First Venatio at Rome |
186 BCE at Nobilior |
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what year did beast shows became part of official circus games |
169 BCE |
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what year did Aemilius Paullus first use elephants to trample non-Roman deserters |
167 BCE |
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what year did Scipio Aemilianius throw non-Roman deserters and runaway slaves to wild beasts in shows at Rome |
146 BCE |
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at first gladiators (gladius) were .../... of war forced to fight to the death of funerals |
slaves or prisoners |
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by second century BC a gladiator was a ___,_____,____, weapons fighter and fought against another gladiator |
skilled, trained and armored |
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gladiators were originally thought to be from the ... |
Etruscans |
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Games of Phersu is from |
Tomb of the Augurs |
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what year did Romans encounter Campanian gladiatorial combats |
308 BCE - when Romans and Campanians won a battle against Samnites |
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first recorded Roman Gladitorial fight |
264 BCE but may have witnessed their first gladitorial combat in 308 BCE |
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Battle of Cannae |
216 BCE |
