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45 Cards in this Set
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Julio-Claudian emperors
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27 BCE-14 CE Augustus
54-68 CE Nero 64 CE Great Fire |
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Flavian Emperors
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69-79 CE Vespasian
79 CE: Eruption of Vesuvius 79-81 CE Titus 81-96 CE Domitian |
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Adoptive emperors
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98-117 CE Trajan
117-38 CE Hadrian |
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Antonine Emperors
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161-80 CE Marcus Aurelius
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Severan Emperors
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211-17 CE Caracalla
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Stagnum of Julius Caesar
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46 BC
naval battle between Tyrian and Egyptians; located in Campus Martius or Trastevere |
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Stagnum of Agrippa
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19 BC
Campus Martius; ornamental in function (swimming pool?); not big enough for a naumachia |
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Ludi Romani
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509 BC (oldest spectacle)
celebrate the founding of Roman Republic and dedication of temple of Jupiter |
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Circus Maximus
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6th century BC
established by Rome's first kings |
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First set of starting gates
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4th century BC (made of wood)
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egg lap-counters
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2nd century BC
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triumphal arch at Circus Maximus
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196 BC
Lucius Stertinus out of booty from Spain campaigns |
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Circus reconstruction
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68 AD
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Theater of Dionysus in Athens
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early 5th century BC
south slope of Acropolis; extensively remodeled |
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Greek Theater at Epidaurus
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4th century BC
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Theater at Priene, Turkey
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3rd-2nd centuries BC
Hellenistic period |
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Theater of Scaurus, Rome
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58 BC
elaborate temporary theater |
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Theater of Pompey, Rome
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55 BC
first permanent stone theater, Campus Martius |
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Theater of Marcellus, Rome
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2 BC
planned by Caesar, built by Augustus, named after his nephew; Campus Martius |
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Theater of Balbus, Rome
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13 BC
last of the non-imperial manubial building projects |
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Large Theater in Pompeii
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2nd century BC
renovated in 3 BC to separate class seats |
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first performance of Greek athletes in Rome
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186 BC
Circus Maximus |
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Sulla held games to celebrate his military victories over King Mithridates
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80 BC
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athletic competitions at opening of Pompey's theater
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55 BC
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first recorded stadium in Rome
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46 BC
temporary stadium by Caesar in Campus Martius |
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Neronia festival
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60, 65 AD
athletic, theatrical, and equestrian contests |
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Stadium of Domitian
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86 AD
Campus Martius; institution of a permanent Greek style festival in Rome (Capitoline games) |
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Stadium at Delphi
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2nd century AD
renovated by Herodes Atticus |
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Theater at Aphrodisias
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late Repub period.
built by Zoilos; orchestra was converted for gladiatorial games in mid-2nd century AD |
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Panathenaic Stadium at Athens
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143 AD (rebuilt, inaugurated)
rebuilt by Herodes Atticus |
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Stadium at Aphrodisias
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~ 85 AD
amphitheater added at one end in late antiquity |
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Caestus
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leather wrappings on the hands (boxing gloves kind of)
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Pankration
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oldest type of martial arts; mixture of boxing and wrestling; most prestigious at Olympics
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Palaestra
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public area devoted to the training of boxers and wrestlers
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Arete
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virtue or excellence
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Kleos
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glory; what other people hear about you can be earned by accomplishments
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Hubris
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arrogant pride
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Gymnos
Gymnasium |
nakedness
place of training |
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Strigil
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small curved tool used to scrape sweat and dirt off an athlete
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Orchestra
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space in front of the stage where the senators would sit
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Cavea
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the seating portion of the Roman theater
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Diazoma
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horizontal walkway separating the lower level of seating from the upper level
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Scaenae frons
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front of the facade of the stage house; Roman were 3 stories high and ornate
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Pulpitum
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Roman stage area or platform for a speaker
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Lex julia Theatralis
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26-17 BC;
started segregation of seating in the theatre |
