First Games
This is the original latin term for a gladiator combat.
Munera
A gladiator school was called a _________.
ludus
Meaning of the formal greeting "Ave"
Hail
gladius
Latin word for a Samnite Warrior.
Samnis
The original number of gladiators (in pairs) in the first recorded combat was ___________.
3
A gladiator trainer was called a ____________.
Fill in the blank: "___________ et circenses."
panem
A curved sword.
sica
Latin word for Thracian fighter.
Thrax
The maximum number of gladiators recorded in a combat.
600
Latin word for the free-born volunteers who chose of their own free will to become gladiators.
auctorati
Sparsio
Name three things carried by a Samnite warrior.
- short sword
- oblong shield
- single leg grieve
Latin name for the fish-man.
Murmillo
Latin word for "sand" from which we get our word for "aphitheatre"
Harena
rudius
Latin words for the "turning of the thumb" used by spectators to signal a defeated gladiator's fate.
pollices versi
The short, round shield carried by some types of gladiators.
parma
Latin name for the gladiator who fought with a bow and arrow.
Sagittarius
The other name of the Collosseum was...
The Flavian Amphitheatre
Name of the emperor who fought in the arena.
Commodus
Greeting, spoken by gladiators to the sponsor of the games.
Morituri, te salutamus!
A lasso and a piece of wood.
Latin name for the gladiator who carried two daggers.
Dimachaerus