Classical Studies 1000 Study Guide - Roman Festivals, Flavian Dynasty, Ludus Magnus

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Kelly Olson

Document Summary

P&p page numbers 328-329 and passage numbers 9. 1-9. 21. Central values of roman culture: bloodshed, military glory, violence. Amphitheatre: theater in the round , largest: flavian amphitheatre (built under the flavian emperors, the coliseum, every roman" town had an amphitheatre. Gladiatorial combats: roman word for gladiatorial combat munus, pl munera actually mean duties or obligations , usually seen in the ludi, roman religious festivals, given 5 times a year, 4-5 days in length, private munera could also be given. Origins of gladiatorial spectacle: 264 bce in funeral ceremonies for wealthy romans, 3 pairs only, by 183 bce, 60 pairs, ludi set up to cope with demand, earliest artistic depiction is estrucan, ca. 370-340 bce (earliest evidence althought not literary) exam. Training don"t know much: men practiced in the yard at first against a pole, with wooden weapons, trainers, non-criminal gladiators were not prisoners in the ludi.