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roman entertainment
classics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were gladiators most often from | slaves or prisoners of war |
| where were galdiator games held | amphitheatres |
| where did galdiators train | the palestra |
| what were samnites | short sword, grieves and a shield |
| what were thracians | small curved swords and shields |
| what were retiarus | trident and net |
| what was a myrmillo | dressed as a roman soldier |
| what were racing teams called | factiones |
| what were the roman teams | red, white,blue, green |
| example of a racer | scorpus |
| how many races did scorpus win | 2000 |
| how many horses was it common to have drawing a chariot | 4 |
| how many chariots were there usually | 12 |
| how many laps of the circus maximus were there | 7 |
| how long was the circus maximus | 600m |
| where was the circus maximus located | between the aventine and palantine hills |
| when was the circus maximus built | 6th century |