| A | B |
|---|
| arena | the fighting ground of the amphitheater |
| amphitheater | the building where gladiators fought |
| nautae | sailors, it was their job to control the ropes, masts, and canvas awning of the amphitheater's roof |
| bestiarius | a gladiator who fought animals/beasts |
| wooden sword | the trophy given to a gladiator when he retired (after he'd won enough fights) |
| "Gladiators don't make friends." | what the African gladiator tells Spartacus when he tries to chat with him; gladiators shouldn't make friends because they may have to kill each other one day. |
| sponsor | the host of a gladiatorial show; since he paid for the event, he got to decide the release or death of each losing gladiator. |
| "Those who are about to die salute you." | what gladiators announced to the spectators before a show |
| gladius | sword |
| venatio | animal hunt |
| vela | sails, canvas awning used as the roof of an amphitheater |
| retiarius | a gladiator who fought with a net and a trident |
| murmillo | a heavily-armed gladiator who wore a helmet shaped like a fish |
| Thracian | a gladiator who fought with a small round shield and a short sword |
| 59 A.D. | the date of the Riot of Pompeii in which Pompeiians and Nucerians fought; punishment was no shows for 10 years. |
| spectaculum | a gladiatorial show |
| suspirium puellarum | heart throb of the girls - a hawt gladiator |
