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History ch. 7 flashcards

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type of gladiator that carried a long oblong shield and swordSamnite
Greek word for racetrackhippodrome
large, comfortable house of the richdomus
paintingsfrescoes
was a slave, wore a tunic and leather helmet; carried a dagger to cut the reinscharioteer
shallow pool for rainwaterimpluvium
similar to our modern health spasBaths
kitchenculina
type of gladiator with oblong shield, sword and odd-looking helmet with fish crestmyrmillo
refers to public spectaclescircuses
open courtyard with garden and roofed colonnadeperistylium
this word gave us the term gladiatorgladius
Roman general who defeated slaves and crucified them on the roads to RomeCrassus
dining roomtriclinium
signaled the man's deaththumbs up
refers to the government policy of giving the citizens food and entertainment to keep them happy and out of troublebread and circuses
location of gladiator training schoolCapua
high honor which meant he would never have to fight againwooden sword
stone structures with tiers of seats surrounding the central areaamphitheater
opening in the ceiling for light and raincompluvium
bedroomscubicula
comes from the Latin word for circlecircuses
type of gladiator that carried a net and tridentretiarii
spoken by gladiators at opening ceremonyNos morituri te salutamus
colored pieces of stone, clay or glass arranged in pattern on the floormosaics
apartment houses or insulaetenements
refers to the dole of grain for each citizenbread
a large oval course for chariot raceshippodrome
signaled "sword down" or spare his lifethumbs down
short sword made in Spaingladius
Thracian gladiator that led slave revoltSpartacus
comes from the Latin word for sandarena
study; room where guests were receivedtablinum
type of gladiator that carried round shield with sword or daggerThracian
origin was from Etruscan culture shen slaves fought to death when king diedgladiators
in 73 BC, he and fellow slaves escaped from training school in CapuaSpartacus
shops in front of housetabernae
We who are about to die salute you.Nos morituri te salutamus
librarybibliotheca
main room; held the larariumatrium


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