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| The Circus Maximus was located between which 2 hills? | Aventine and Palatine |
| The median row of statues, columns, and altars running down the middle of the track | spina |
| turning posts | metae |
| What shape were the lap markers? | eggs and dolphins |
| the starting gates for the chariots | carceres |
| colors of racing factiones | red, white, blue, green |
| chariot racer | auriga or agitator |
| four horse chariot (most popular) | quadriga |
| typical number of laps in a chariot race | 7 |
| calx | start/finish line |
| What class did charioteers come from? | slaves/freedmen |
| "Ave Caesar, te morituri saltamus" | Hail Caesar, we who are about to die salute you. |
| Amphitheatrum | round arena where gladiators faught |
| Colisseum | Falvian amphitheatre |
| What culture did gladiators originate from? | Etruscan |
| editor | sponsor of gladiatorial games |
| Venationes | beast hunts |
| bestiarii | beast hunters |
| Samnite/Secutor | most common gladiator - sword (gladius), rectangular shield (scutum), visored helmet (galea) |
| Murmillo | like Samnite but with fish on helmet crest |
| Thrax (Thracian) | short dagger, small round shield, helmet |
| Retiarius | no armor, trident, net |
| missio | gesture of defeated gladiator asking for mercy or mercy granted to such |
| ludus gladiatorius | gladiator school |
| ludi | the games |
| tiro | new gladiator (noob) |
| lanista | gladiator school owner |
| doctor | gladiator trainer (usually a former gladiator) |
| primus palus | best gladiator in his class |
| palus | wooden "dummy" gladiators practiced on |
| dimacharius | gladiator with 2 swords, no shield |
| anabatae | gladiators who fought blindfolded |
| rudis | wooden practice sword; an elaborate version was awarded to a gladiator who won his freedom |
| Colors of chariot racing teams Domitian added | purple and gold |
