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Gladiatorial Tombstones and Private Lives in the Latin Classroom

Gladiatorial Tombstones and Private Lives in the Latin Classroom. Tom Sienkewicz ( toms@monm.edu ) Monmouth College ACL 2010. Who Fought in the Arena?. Ave, Imperator. Mortituri te salutant. Hail, Caesar. Those who are about to die salute you. Those condemned to death

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Gladiatorial Tombstones and Private Lives in the Latin Classroom

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  1. Gladiatorial Tombstonesand Private Lives in the Latin Classroom Tom Sienkewicz(toms@monm.edu)Monmouth CollegeACL 2010

  2. Who Fought in the Arena? Ave, Imperator. Mortituri te salutant. Hail, Caesar. Those who are about to die salute you. • Those condemned to death • the forced (damnati) • Condemned criminals of the lower orders(damnati ad mortem) • prisoners of war • army deserters • Those who might hope to survive • volunteers (auctoritati) • slaves sold to gladiatorial trainers (e.g., Spartacus) • of lower orders guilty of lesser crimes (in ludum damnati)

  3. Questions about the Private Lives of Gladiators? • What do their names tell us? • Where did they live? • How long did they live? • Did they have wives? • Did they have children?

  4. Gladiatorial Ludi (Schools)

  5. The Ludus Magnus

  6. Forma Urbis Romae IX,4(Severan Marble Plan http://formaurbis.stanford.edu/index.html

  7. Pompeii

  8. “House of the Gladiator”

  9. A Gladiator’s House in Pompeii?CIL IV.4420 SAMUS M(yrmillo)IDEM EQ(ues) Hic HAB(itat) = fought once won (corona) once

  10. Some Gladiatorial Vocabulary Words marked in bold are important in inscriptions tīrō, -ōnis m.: a gladiatorial recruit veterānus,- ī m.: gladiator who had fought at least once lanista, -ae m.: a gladiatorial trainer, manager of a troop of gladiators armātūra, ae f.: armament, gladiatorial equipment Myrmillo, -ōnis m.: heavily-armed footman with a fish on his helmets (see more below) Samnīs, -ītis m.: heavily-armed footman (see more below) secūtor, -ōris m.: heavily-armed footman Thraex, Thrācis m.: light-armed footman bearing a shield and reversed sickle (see morebelow) rētiārius, -iī m.: unhelmeted footman armed with only tunic, net, trident and dagger (see more below) essedarius, -iī m.: chariot fighter familia, -ae f.: a troop of gladiators ludus, -ī m.: a place of residence and training of gladiators ludia, -ae f. female gladiator; women associated with gladiators; "a female slave attached a gladiatorial ludus" (OLD) ēditor,-ōris m.: sponsor of the games who would contract with a lūdus for a troop of gladiators to perform”. Also called ēditor muneris or dominus prōcūrātor, -ōris m. imperial magistrate in charge of the games missio, -iōnis f. permission given to gladiators to stop fighting in the arena. The same word was used for a military discharge. palma, -ae f. palm given to a victorious gladiator rudis, rudis f. wooden sword or staff given to a gladiator retiring permanently from action vēnātiō, -ōnis f. animal hunt in the arena vēnātor, -ōris m. animal hunter in the arena

  11. Images for Identifying Gladiator Types Rētiārius, -iīm. Netter. This fighter was protected only with a shoulder guard (on left side only). For attacking, he carried a trident and a net and was often pitted against a Samnite or a Mirmillo. Thrāx, Thrācis n. Thracian. A fighter with lighter armor, including a helmet and greaves on both legs. With a bare torso and an arm guard (manica, -ae f. ) on his right arm, he carried a small shield (parmula, -ae f.) in in one hand and a short sword (sīca, -ae f. ) in the other.

  12. Female Gladiators Fēminae Gladiātōrēshttp://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/others/womenrm2.jpg CIG 6855: A relief with an inscription. From Halicarnassus. Now in the British Museum. CIG = Corpus Inscriptionum Graecoaum ΑΠΕΛΥΘΗΣΑΝ ΑΜΑΖΝ ΑΧIΛΛIΑ Amazon and Achillia were granted a reprieve.

  13. Gladiators in Epigraphy A Few Useful Epigraphic Abbreviations D.M. = Dis Manibus, “to the blessed soul” B.M. = bene merenti, “to the well-deserving” Ñ = natiōne, “by nation” RET = retiarius, “netter” M = myrmillo, a heavily-armed gladiator PUGNAR = pugnarum, “of contests” D= dies, “days” ANN = annōs, “years” F = fēcit, “(s)he made [this memorial]” V. = vīcit “he conquered, won” L = lībertus, -a freedman, freedwoman

  14. Gladiatorial Inscriptions Gladiatorial Tombstones CIL VI, 10193 P. Aelius TroadesisCIL V 1037 PasserCIL, V 3468 PardonCIL V 3465 GenerosusCIL V, 3466 GlaucusCIL II2/7, 363 ProbusCIL VI, 2 10195 Antonius NigerCIL V, 2885 IuvenisCIL V, 5933 Urbicus Gladiatorial Graffiti from Pompeii CIL IV.8055 Oceanus and Aracintus CIL IV.8056 Severus and AlbanusCIL IV. 10221 Monumentum EumachiaeCIL IV. 4353 Crescens CIL _= Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

  15. Oceanus and Aracintus(CIL IV.8055)

  16. Severus and Albanus(CIL IV.8056) SEVERV[S] L XIII. ΛLBΛNVS SC L XIX V. Severu[s] l(iber) (victoriarum) XIII (missus est). Albanus sc(aevus) l(iber) (victoriarum) XIX v(icit).

  17. Monumentum Eumachiae(CIL IV. 10221)

  18. Crescens (CIL IV. 4353) the netter of nocturnal chicks…………

  19. Gladiator Cemetery Found In York England Actually, this appears to be the cemetery of the losers in the gladitorial ring. Rome occupied Great Britain between 43 and 410 AD and they brought their culture along with them, including their fun and games. Apparently, that also included gladatorial combat. But these 80 skeletons found in York represent beheaded and mauled combatants, the fellows who might be considered the losers in these battles, for though they were young and buried with some of their personal items they were not buried with the great ceremony of a victorious and retired gladiator. As the scientist in the video clip says, "No Russel Crowes here." The archaeologists caution that they believe that these skeletons might be gladiators, given the evidence but more research is needed. 

  20. CIL VI, 10193

  21. Gladiatorial Tombstones

  22. Design Your OwnTombstone for a GladiatorWhat to Look For? • Name of Gladiator • Name of Dedicator • Information about Gladiator’s Career • Age at Death • Number of Victories • Homeland • Information about the Gladiator’s Family • Special Features?

  23. Passer (CIL V 1037)

  24. Pardon (CIL, V 3468)

  25. Generosus CIL V, 3465

  26. Glaucus (CIL V, 3466)

  27. Probus CIL II2/7, 363

  28. Antonius Niger (CIL VI, 2 10195)

  29. Iuvenis (CIL V, 2885 )

  30. Ubricus (CIL V, 5933)

  31. Table of Gladiatorial Epitaphs Region ROME IT(N) IT(S) HISP GALLIA TOT  Commemorations by Gladiators coniugi 4 4 filio 1 1 libertae 1 1 Commemorations to Gladiators  coniunx 3 7 2 6 9 27 filius/a patri 1 (1) (1) 1(2) parentes filio 1 1 frater 1 1 libertus 1 1 2 doctor 1 1 alumnus 1 1 convictor 6 2 2 2(1) 2 14(1) familia 3 1(1) 2 6(1)  male to male 1 1 2 4 female to male 1 1  no dedicator 15 2 3 2 22 TOTALS 36 13 7 15 16 87 ___________________________________________________________________________  Spouse Vocabulary coniunx 7 5 2 1 6 21 uxor 1 5 1 7 conturbernalis 2 2 maritus 1 1 Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate shared commemorations.

  32. Design Your OwnTombstone for a GladiatorWhat to Look For? • Name of Gladiator • Name of Dedicator • Information about Gladiator’s Career • Age at Death • Number of Victories • Homeland • Information about the Gladiator’s Family • Special Features?

  33. Gladiatorial Tombstonesand Private Lives in the Latin Classroom Tom Sienkewicz(toms@monm.edu)Monmouth CollegeACL 2010

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