| A | B |
|---|
| ludi | games |
| ludi scaenici (extra credit) | theatrical competitions |
| ludi circenses | chariot races |
| Circus Maximus | venue for chariot and horse races |
| spina | long barrier in middle of Cricus Maximus track |
| metae | turning posts in Circus Maximus |
| mappa | white cloth dropped to start a chariot race |
| 24 races (extra credit) | usual number of chariot races held each day |
| Colosseum (Flavian amphitheatre) | venue for gladiatorial combats |
| 55,000 | seating capacity of the Colosseum |
| retiarius (extra credit) | carried trident, net, four-pronged dagger |
| Samnite (extra credit) | carried short sword; wore body armor, shield, big helmet |
| lanista | trainer of gladiators |
| Spartacus | escaped from gladiatorial school; led revolt |
| sacramentum gladiatorum (extra credit) | Code: "Fight with dignity. Die with dignity." |
| meridiani (extra credit) | mid-day executions |
| pollice verso | "thumb turned (up)" means death |
| mid-fifth century, CE (extra credit) | end of gladiators |
