Crime, criminal law and order and entertainment

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Crime, criminal law and order and entertainment Entertainment was in service of the state New cloak comedy - -the romans loved equestrian sports, especially chariot race. Circus Maximus " the big circus" Happened at the Palace of Domitian House of the Quadriga [=four-horse chariot] - divided into team and had favorite teams. Emperor Niro favorite team was the greens. Marcus Aurelius Polynices- born a verna slave , one 139 races. Holidays and Games- Ludi (state sponsored games) , used as political tool to by the favour of the people. The success of the government depended on entertainment. Res Publica – responicblity od the aedile to oversee the games Gladitorial fights– groups or individual professional train soldiers who fight in a highly stylized ways. - borrowed from the etrustans. The first gladiator

duels was made by Decimus Iunius Brutus Pera to fight at his father funeral. gladius = sword munera (= privately sponsored games) - used by emporprs to obtain peoples favors Commodus- understood importance of games as an emperor. He appeared in public dressed as Hercules. Appeared in the gladiator ring as a fighter , Cassisus Dio wrote about this. He fought left handed and had an inscription on the ring that told his success. Secutor = “The Chaser" wore heavy helmet with limited vision. The fighters strengths and weaknesses needed to be balanced. Gladiators needed to be paired well. Sector had heavy armor and the reguarus would be nearly naked. Fought in any roman city. “Colosseum is actually called the Amphitheatrum

Flavium , or Flavian Amphitheatre. It was called the colosseum because the Colossus Neronis was placed next to it. Pompeii and Nuceria (59 CE)- Tacitus Annales tells us the people of pompeii and nuceria got into a fight and the army had to come in. Pompeii was banded from hosting games for years. As the power of emperors grew and the people have less power – more games were thrown to distract them. Cassius Dio 66.25- titus held games where cranes fought, elephant died. And a naval battle between three thousand men , which was propaganda to show the power of the state to protect the people. Gladiators were famous but you didn't want your son to be one. Suspirium puellarum Celadus Thraex –galdators had sexual appeal. Aristocratic women hired gladiators to talk , have sex and more and allowed them to indulge in their passions. The gladiators cleaned themselves with olive oil and

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