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Amphitheaters and Gladiators (vocabs)

Munera – gladiatorial combat
Auctorati – desperate volunteers to be gladiators
Familia – all gladiators under a certain training schools
Amphitheatrum – any arena with seats going all the way around, later for the gladiator arena
Amphitheatrum Flovium – Colosseum, AD 80.
Samnites – heavy armed, Thracians – lightly armed
Hoplomachi – heavy armed, when fighting against Thracians
Secutores – when fighting against net-ment
Vicit – won, periit – was killed, missus – let off
Morituri te salutant – Those about to die salute you, greeting to official of game
Pollice verso – arm out, thumb down, grant no mercy
Tiro – beginner
Primus palus, secundus palus – best or second best of class, first sword, second sword
Rudis – won freedom, a wooden sword
Prima rudis, secunda rudis – titles for those employed as training masters at schools
Doctores – training masters
Dimachaerus – 2 sword man
Essedarius – charioteer
Naumachiae – naval battles



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