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Arenas and Amphitheatres Worksheet

Amphitheatres and Colosseum Worksheet

(2 points each, 100 optional opera points total)
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1. The Colosseum is known as the____________________________________

2. The emperor who began its construction was____________________________________

3. It was begun in the year____________________________________

4. The emperor who presided over the dedication was____________________________________

5. This was in the year____________________________________

6. The dignitaries sat in the____________________________________

7.-9.Some of the dignitaries who might attend were:

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10. The spectators were protected from the elements by means of a____________________________________

11. This covering was raised and lowered by____________________________________

12. Women sat____________________________________

13.-14. Materials used in construction were:

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14.__________________________________

15. Gladiators wore ______________________________________as they entered the arena.

16. The gladiators were followed by____________________________________

17.-18. Those who followed the gladiators into the arena carried:

17.__________________________________

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19. What does "Ave, imperator! Morituri te salutamus!" mean? __________________________________

20. What does "Ave imperator! Morituri te salutant!" mean? _____________________________________

21. How many entrances and exits were there in the Colosseum? __________________________________

22. Through what door were the bodies of the slain carried? _____________________________________

23. After whom was this door named? _______________________________________

24. What would happen should a gladiator seem reluctant to enter the arena? _______________________________

25.-30. Name some of the shouts that would be heard in the arena. Give the English and Latin.

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31.-34. Name the four classes of gladiators in Latin; Describe each briefly.

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35. Who were the contestants who fought the wild beasts?________________________________

36. How many people did the Colosseum seat? _________________________________

37.-38. How would the attendant who removed the dead dress?

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38.___________________________________

39. What would this attendant do to verify death? _______________________________________

40. What made people aware that the games were about to begin? _____________________________________

41. What is the date given to the beginning of the games in Rome? ___________________________________

42. Where in Italy is it said that the gladiatorial games originated? _____________________________________

43. What kind of performance preceded the gladiatorial combat? _____________________________________

44.-46. Use a resource book and sketch the three orders of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.


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47.-50. Use a resource book to discover why the Flavian Amphitheater is more commonly called the Colosseum. Write a very short, grammatically correct explanation and give your source.

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