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1. The word gladiator is derived from Latin. What does it mean?
2. Where did the gladiators originally perform?
3. The first Roman gladiatorial show was held on what occasion?
4. What class of gladiator fought with a large oblong shield, a visor, a plumed helmet, and a short sword?
5. What class of gladiator were armed in Gallic fashion with helmet, sword and shield ?
6. What class of gladiator used a net to trap their opponent?
7. What kind of gladiator fought from chariots?
8. These gladiators carried a short sword in each hand. Who is being talked about?
9. What was praelusio or prolusio?
10. Sometimes during the course of fighting, the spectators shouted 'Habet'. What does it mean?
11. Generally when a gladiator lost to his opponent, the spectators ordered the victor to kill the defeated gladiator. What did the spectators indicate as a gesture of killing?
12. And when, though rarely, the spectators had mercy on the defeated gladiator they ordered his opponent to spare his life. How did they indicate this?
13. If a gladiator survived a number of combats what would be done to him?
14. Who led a famous rising in 73-71 BC?
15. Usually the gladiators were drawn from what class?
16. What emperor had women and dwarfs as gladiator?
17. Who was the first emperor to abolish gladiatorial games?
18. Even after the abolishment, the gladiatorial games continued to take place. As a result they were again abolished by another emperor. Who was it this time?
19. With the coming of Christianity, gladiatorial shows began to fall into disfavour.
20. Which Roman emperor had 5000 pairs of gladiators?
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