WorksheetsELE - Entertainment - gladiatorial combat and chariot racin
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Quid est?
Est amphiteathrum.
Est theatrum.
Est circus.
Est Forum Romanum.
What did the Romans call the sandy area where gladiators fought?
arena
versus
gladius
spina
a gladiator who fought against animals
bestiarius
retiarius
lanista
auriga
the largest amphitheater in ancient Rome
the Colosseum
the Circus Maximus
the Theatrum
the Ludus Magnus
a person who fights in an amphitheatrum
gladiator
auriga
lanista
persona
Quid est?
gladius
versus
meta
cavea
the person who owns a school for training gladiators
lanista
retiarus
poeta
spina
a training school in Rome next to the Colosseum
Ludus Magnus
Circus Maximus
scaena
theatrum
What some gladiators said before they fought to the death:
Nos morituri te salutamus
Gratias
Pugnate
Salve
a naval battle for entertainment (not real combat)
naumachia
venatio
factio
vomitoria
pugnat
he fights
he races
she writes
she plays a character on stage
Quis est?
retiarius
bestiarius
spectator
lanista
one who watches gladiatorial fights or chariot racing
spectator
auriga
poeta
tesserae
an animal hunt for public entertainment
venatio
vomitoria
lanista
quadriga
the entrances/exits, corridors, and stairs which brought the spectators to/from their seats in a large amphitheatra
vomitoria
venatio
lanista
retiarius
Quis in amphitheatro pugnat?
gladiator
lanista
arena
auriga
auriga
charioteer
4-horse chariot
2-horse chariot
the starting gates
Quid est?
biga
quadriga
lanista
spina
carceres
starting gates
the turning posts
the dividing wall in a circus
a 4-horse chariot
the very large race track in ancient Rome
Circus Maximus
Colosseum
Theatrum
Amphitheatrum
chariot racing teams
factiones
metae
spina
biga
the turning posts in a circus
metae
spina
biga
auriga
Quid est?
quadriga
biga
lanista
spina
the dividing wall in a circus
spina
auriga
quadriga
carceres
Ubi sunt quadrigae et bigae?
in circo
in theatro
in amphitheatro
in foro
