Gladiator/Latin Terms
Gladiator comes from what Latin word
gladius
Most famous Amphitheatre
Colosseum
79 A.D.
Eruption of Vesuvius
The most active volcano on Italy
Mt. Etna
Panem et circenses
Bread and circuses
Apartment buildings, often built of wood
insulae
What is meant when the emperor gives thumbs up?
Kill him!
64 A.D.
Great Fire of Rome
Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha describes what disaster?
A flood
Ne cede malis
Do not yield to misfortunes
Naumachia refers to
Mock naval battles
True or false: Gladiator owners/trainers were held in high social esteem?
False
Floods
The Roman emperor during the Eruption of Vesuvius
Titus
Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant
Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you!
Term for a gladiator trainer
lanista
Decribe the method used by Greeks to build semi-circular theatres
They used the natural landscape (unlike the Romans)
63/62 A.D.
Earthquake
Who was the last western Roman emperor
Romulus Augustulus
Commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio
A common shipwreck is a comfort for all
Term used by the emperor to set a gladiator free
mitte
Name one of the two Gladiator names depicted in the House of the Gladiator
Margareites and Hellenikos
Mid 4th century B.C.
Plague
The Italian Archaeologist who invented the practice of pouring plasting into cavities formed by the ash in order to retrieve moulds of bodies in their final position?
Giuseppe Fiorelli
Cito arescit lacrima, praesertim (especially) in alienis malis
The tear dries quickly, especially in the case of someone else's misfortunes