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apodyterium | A changing room that was located in Thermae; A slave would await you and carry your clothes as well as items needed for bathing. |
frigidarium | A cold pool used to close up pores after hot bath because dirt could get back inside the pores |
palaestra | The exercise area in the thermae were citizens will go to get dirty and play games with balls, discus, they also would fence,box & wrestle |
thermae | A large, complex of rooms designed for public bathing, relaxation, and social activity |
tepidarium | Warm bath/steam room used to work up more sweat |
strigles | Metal scrapers used to clean citizens |
peristylum | colonnaded garden |
Pont du Gard | Roman aqueduct bridge |
caldarium | A hot/heated pool where the citizens were massaged with oil and used the strigles (scraper) to get dirt off of the body. |
amphitheatrum | large, circular or oval open-air venues with raised seating used for events |
arena | A Roman structure built with staggered seating and arches that supported the walls. The arena featured a sand bottom which was used for beast fights and gladiator fights. |
bestiarius | a person who fights with wild beasts in the arena |
myrmillon | heavly armed gladiators , Fish like helments |
retarius | A gladiator who fights with a net |
Samnite | gladiator that has a short sword and rectagle shield |
secutor | like the myrmillon by being heavly armed but a small sword |
venatio | entertainment in amphitheaters were there was hunting and killing of wild animals |
mappa | a cloth or flag used to signal the start of games |
auriga | a charioteer, driver |
spina | A brick wall barrier which divided chariot or horse race courses. |
quadriga | chariot team of four horses |
paneum et circenses | A phrase meaning "bread and circuses", created by a poet, Juvenal, the phrase itself is used to describe entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters. Food and entertainment was given to Roman citizens for them to be at peace |
metae | a group of columns or posts placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places |
ova | Lap marker also know as an egg used in chariot racing |
delphini | Lap marker also know as dolphins used in chariot racing |
circus | an oval course for races |
paedogögus | slave escort |
papyrus | paper |
stilus | pen, stylus |
tabella | Tablet |
ludus | school |
rhetor | teacher |