Gladiators of Ancient Rome

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  1. 3. giver of games.
  2. 4. full-armed with a breast-plate and visored helmet.
  3. 5. hunts where Bestiarii fought wild beasts.
  4. 7. where gladiators fought (general term);sand put down to absorb the blood from a gladiator match.
  5. 11. hunters – fought wild beasts.
  6. 14. heavily armed, but can’t see out of visored helmet.
  7. 16. lightly clad, armed with a net and trident. Usually fought Myrmillones or Secutores.
  8. 17. gladiator trainer.
  9. 18. armed with lasso and a curved piece of wood.
Down
  1. 1. the REAL name of the most famous site for gladiatorial combat (as in, NOT the Colosseum)
  2. 2. “pursuers” – like Samnite but without the neck protector.
  3. 6. mock naval battles – they flooded the arena.
  4. 8. wooden sword given to gladiators on their retirement.
  5. 9. fought with helmet, oblong shield, sword, fish crest on helmet. Usually fought the retiarius or Thracians.
  6. 10. people from whom the Romans got gladiatorial games (which were only for funerals originally)
  7. 12. rode chariots with 2 horses.
  8. 13. small round shield, curved scimitar.
  9. 15. oblong shield, visored helmet, sword.