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93 Cards in this Set
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Licentia
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Lower Class pleasures
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Otium
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Higher Class pleasures
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Naxii
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Executions in the arena
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Levitas
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Lack of seriousness
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Gravitas
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Seriousness
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Temperantia
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Temperance, Self-Control
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Harena
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Arena
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Cavea
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Seating Area
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Maenianum
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Horizontal Row in the arena
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Cunei
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Vertical spot or wedge in the Arena
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Balteus
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Walls the seating area is divided by
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In Ligenesis
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Seating for poor women and slaves
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Caceres
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Rooms behind gates in the Circus or Ampitheatre
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Venationes
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Wild Animal Hunts
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Bestiarii
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People who fought the wild animals, or handled them
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Munus/Munera
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Gladiatoral Combat
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Ludic
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Roman Relgious festivals
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Ludus
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Gladiatoral school
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Lanista
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Person who runs the gladiatoral school
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Missio
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Sending away the loser, signalled by the ref or with a thumbs down from the crowd
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Rudis
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Giving the 'Wooden Sword', sign of retirement for the gladiator
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Manica
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Leather or linen wrapped around the limbs for slight protection
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Gladius
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Sword
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Equites
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Gladiator who fought on horseback- In arena terminology
Roman elite- Business terminology |
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Hopolmachus
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Nickname was 'the fighter'
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Retarius
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The net fighter
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Virtus
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Courage/Bravery/Hard Work
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Currus
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Chariot
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Quadriga
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Four horse chariot
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Biga
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Two horse chariot
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Naufragium
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Means shipwreck
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Falx
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Curved knife used to cut chariot reigns when the charioteer falls off
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Metae
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Turning post in circus
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Traces
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Leather straps connecting out horse to inner horse
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Fascia
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Protection, padded bands worn by the charioteers and wrapped over a tunic
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Factions
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Different teams during a chariot race distinguished by different colours
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Dominus Factionis
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Man who ran entire chariot faction
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Spina
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Dividing wall in the circus
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Auriga
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a Roman Charioteer
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Pompa
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Precession before the event
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Ostia
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Starting gate
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Mappa
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Cloth napkin that signalled the start of the race
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Pulvinar
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Imperial box
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Sparsores
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Water boys
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Hortatores
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Individual horsemen who would ride ahead during a race to guide the chariots
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Vela Erunt
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"There will be awnings" |
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Epelum
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Public banquet
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Aedile
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Lower magistrate responsible for the city infrastructure
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Votive Games
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Munera put on by a winning/returning general
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Lupanar
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Brothel
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Asses
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Lowest denomination of Roman currency
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Cellae
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Prostitutes room
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Tabella
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Painting
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Priapus
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God of sex with a huge erection
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Existamatio
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Reputation
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Dignitas
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Social status
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Lenones
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Keeper of the brothel
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Voluptates
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Pleasures of the senses
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Tali
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Knucklebones
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Tesserae
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Dice
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Saturnalia
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Winter solstice
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Lex Alearia
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Law implemented condemning dice
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Law Talaria
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Law underling what kinds of gambling were illegal, and fines associated with it
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Pila/Harpastum
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Different kinds of balls
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Follis
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Air filled ball
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Sphaeresterion
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Ball court
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Alea
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The feeling of having chance
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Garun/Liquamen
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Fish innard sauce
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Triclinium
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Dinning room with three couches
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Gustatio
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Appetizer
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Prima Mensa
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Main course meal
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Secunda Mensa
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Dessert
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Focaccia
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Bread baked with olives and salt in it
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Thermae
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Bath house
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Frigdarium
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cold/room temperature room
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Tepidarium
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Warm room
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Caldarium
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Hot room
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Natatio
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Swimming pool
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Apodyterium
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Change room
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Balaneae
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Small indoor baths
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Palaestra
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Workout area
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Exhedrae
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Place where athlete mosaics were
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Tubuli
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Tube system in the walls where heat from the Hypocaust system travelled
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Pulpitum
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Stage
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Aulaeum
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Curtain
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Scaena
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Wall dividing stage from backstage, backdrop was hung off of this
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Cuthurnae
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Built up shoes for performers
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Atellan/Oscan Farces
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Comedy plays, crude language, 4 stock characters
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Mimus
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Mimic play, comedy
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Pantomimus
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Wordless play, dancing etc..
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Dominus Gregis
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Master of acting company
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Blanda
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Wheelding, enticing customers by saying nice things
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Docetur Blanditas
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Taught Wheelding
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