Gladiators

Early gladiatorial games were often held in the...

• atrium

• forum

• colosseum

• peristylium

Which gladiator wore very little armor, but had a trident and a net?

• Samnite

• retiarius

• secutor

• Thracian

Which character would smash a dying gladiator's head with a large hammer to finish him off more quickly?

• Mercury

• Lanista

• Charon

• Suetonius

Who was in charge of and directed the training of gladiators?

• senators

• the emperor

• the lanista

• Julius Caesar

Which gladiator had a helmet with a fish on it, a sword, and large rectangular shield, and leg & arm guards?

• Thracian

• Myrmillo

• Secutor

• Samnite

Where were gladiators trained?

• in North Africa

• in the Colosseum

• at the Circus Maximus

• in a gladiator school

Tick all the items that apply to the amphitheatre

• no roof

• oval shape

• paved arena

• tiers of seats

• canvas awnings

Did spectators pay to watch the games?

• No, wealthy politicians paid for them to earn support from voters

• Yes, expensive seats were low down and cheaper ones higher up

• No, the gladiators paid for the games

• Yes, spectators paid as much or as little as they wanted

Tick all the events which took place before the gladiatorial games

• trumpets played

• spectators sang together

• priests performed a religious ceremony

• gladiators entered the arena in procession

• everyone had a picnic

Who usually became gladiators? Tick all the correct answers.

• soldiers

• slaves

• condemned criminals

• prisoners of war

• poor citizens