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Roman Life - Amusements (Games, Races, Baths, etc.)

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mock naval battles that were performed in a flooded amphitheater
Naumachiae
large Roman baths
balneae/thermae
dressing room in bath
apodyterium
hot room
caldarium
warm room
tepidarium
cold bath room
frigidarium
steam room
laconicum
room for rubbing and anointing with oil
unctorium
exercise grounds, held a cold pool and a room for scraping off sweat and dirt
palaestra
cold pool
piscina
room for scraping off sweat and dirt
destrictarium
"scraper" instrument used to scrape oil off skin
strigilis
knucklebones which were similar to dice; each ___ had four sides (marked 1, 3, 4, 6); four ___ were thrown at once; Venus throw was the best (all showed same number); Vulture throw was the worst (all show different number)
tali
dice
tesserae
box which held tali
fritillus
most famous chariot racing track
Circus Maximus
starting gates of chariot races, "prisons"
carceres
dividing fence or wall which stretched across the middle of the circus, "backbone"
spina
turning posts; same name as millstones because they were shaped like millstones
metae
1 lap in a chariot race
spatium/curriculum
the entire course, usually consisted of 7 laps
missus
chalk starting line used in later times
linea alba
napkin dropped by giver of games to officially start chariot race
mappa
giver of games
dator ludorum
___ and dolphin figurines were turned to mark each completed lap
ova (eggs)
racing syndicate which competed in the races; there were six different colors: red, white, blue, green, purple, and gold
factio (pl. factiones)
red
russata
white
albata
blue
veneta
green
prasina
hunts for entertainment in the Circus
venationes
trainer of gladiators
lanista
wooden sword used in training gladiators and given to a gladiator if he won his freedom from slavery
rudis
dedicated in 80 AD
Colosseum/Flavian Amphitheater
gate through which the bodies of dead gladiators exited
Porta Libitinensis
gate through which victor left the circus
Porta Triumphalis
___ built the first permanent theatre in Rome in 55 BC
Pompey
dramatic stage performances given in the theater
ludi scaenici
chariot races and other exhibitions given in a circus
ludi circenses
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