CAS CL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Zliten Mosaic, Infamia, Retiarius
16 Nov 2016
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Cl102 notes gladiators ii: life inside and outside the arena. Important contradiction: when gladiators fighting in arena, people love them. The(cid:455) are the pop stars of ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)orld. The(cid:455)(cid:859)re se(cid:454)(cid:455), (cid:271)elo(cid:448)ed had fa(cid:374)s. but when they were outside, they were nothing. No legal status, lowest social reputation, almost always slaves. (cid:862)chi(cid:272)ks dig s(cid:272)ars. Slaves: subject to all legal limitations of slaves. Could also be weird novelty fights (like dwarf fights) Kind of like being on reality show (kardashians) Infamia: loss of legal status, living conditions. The gladiatorial school (ludus: kind of like a prison. Training (cid:862)nu(cid:373)(cid:271)ers(cid:863: training taken to extremes: more precise and rigorous, had to learn your numbers (specific moves). Fighting not free-for-all, but more of a precise martial art. Types of gladiators (2 most common: murmillo. Bigger guys, heavier guys, slow, but inflict a lot of damage. Distinctive helmet with crest (like fish fin): retiarius.
