MOV 101 Chapter 4

Jagged pieces of metal were on the outside to rip an opponents flesh to shreds

Boxing Gloves

Housed chariot races

Circus Maximus

Fought on horseback with a lance and a small shield

Eques gladiators

The chief fitness expert of his time and one of the first to practice sports medicine

Galen

A fundamental aspect of Roman culture and a symbol of Roman identity

Gladiator

Demanded the Greeks hold a special Olympic Games so he could compete

Nero

Devoted to spectacles and games

Roman Holidays

Romans engaged in light exercise and then immersed themselves in the waters

The Baths

The most prestigious profession of Romans which necessitated brutal methods for training the body

War

Performed by fashionable women of Rome to tone muscles

Weight Training Exercises