| A | B |
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| largest race track in ancient world? | Circus Maximus |
| Between what two hills is the Circus Maximus located? | Palatine & Aventine |
| approximate capacity of the Circus Maximus? | 250,000 + |
| term for island in the middle of the track? | spina |
| term the the turning posts at each end of the spina? | metae |
| term for the starting gates? | carceres |
| term for the racing companies or corporations? | factiones |
| the four standard racing colors | red white blue and green |
| term for chariot races | ludi circenses |
| Who supposedly first brought chariot racing to Rome? | Tarquinius Priscus |
| Approximate length of the Circus Maximus? | 600 meters |
| Term for the emperor's box | pulvinar |
| term the the napkin dropped by the game's sponsor, starting the race? | mappa |
| Term for the parade which starting off the day of racing? | pompa |
| the two types of lap markers? | eggs and dolphins |
| term for a crash or wreck? | naufragium |
| number of laps in a normal race? | 7 |
| number of chariots in a typical race? | 12 |
| term for the four-horse chariot | quadriga |
| term for a charioteer? | auriga |
| direction of the laps? | counter-clockwise |
| Who temporarily adding the racing colors of purple and gold? | Domitian |
| What two colors did Domitian temporarily add? | purple and gold |
| Which emperor doubled the number of races per day from 12 to 24? | Caligula |
| What were the "Albata"? | the white team |
| What were the "Russata"? | the red team |
| What were the "Prasina"? | the green team |
| What were the "Veneta"? | the blue team |
| Which emperor won the chariot racing event at the Olympics? | Nero |
| term for public baths | thermae |
| apodyterium | changing room |
| unctorium | massage room |
| palaestra | exercise area |
| caldarium | hot pool |
| tepidarium | luke-warm pool |
| frigidarium | cold pool |
| natatio | swimming pool |
| popina | snack bar |
| hypocaust | heating system |
| sudatorium | hot and humid room |
| laconicum | hot dry room/sauna |
| solium | hot dry room/sauna |
| building for gladiatorial fights | amphitheater |
| building for races | circus |
| gladiatorial fights originated where? | Etruria |
| original purpose for gladiatorial fights? | funeral games |
| when were the first gladiatorial fights in Rome? | 264 B.C. |
| name for a gladiatorial trainer | lanista |
| beast hunts | venationes |
| man with net and trident | retiarius |
| heavily armed man with fish-crest helmet | murmillo |
| heavily armed man with visored helmet | samnite |
| lightly armed man with small round shield and sword | thrax/thracian |
| amphitheater shut down for 10 years because of a riot | Pompeii |
| What were the auctoratii? | volunteers gladiators |
| What were the ludi? | gladiatorial schools |
| What was an amphitheater? | venue for gladiatorial fights |
| Formal name for the Colosseum? | Flavian's Amphitheater |
| How long did it take to build the Colosseum? | nearly a decade |
| Under what emperor was the Colosseum opened? | Titus |
| In what year was the Colosseum opened? | 80 A.D. |
| From what source of money was the Colosseum built? | Loot from the Sack of Jerusalem |
| What were the venationes? | beast hunts |
| What were the bestiarii? | beast hunters |
| What were noxii? | public executions |
| What is the formal name for the slave revolt started by Spartacus? | 3rd Servian Revolt |
| In what city did Spartacus' revolt start? | Capua |
| In what year did Spartacus' revolt start? | 73 B.C. |
| What was a lanista? | gladiatorial trainer |
| What was a cauda? | ceremonial pony tail of a gladiator |
| What was the ceremonial wooden sword called? | rudis |
| What is the name of the great gladiatorial school next to the Colosseum? | ludus magnus |
| In what year were the last gladiatorial games at the Colosseum? | 404 A.D. |
| Who was the last emperor to sponsor the gladiatorial games at the Colosseum? | Honorarius |
| What were the largest baths in ancient Rome? | Diocletian's |
| What were the second largest baths in ancient Rome? | Caracalla's |
| Where in Rome is the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs located? | Diocletian's bath |
| Who was the architect of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs? | Michaelangelo |
| What is a thermopolium? | snack bar |
| What was a piscina in a bath house? | swimming pool |
| What fuel was used as a heating source in the thermae? | charcoal |
| How many bath houses were there in ancient Rome at its height? | over 800 |
