JULY 27 th :

                                                     Munera Gladiatoria Final              De Romanis Illustribus 3

MUNERA GLADIATORIA - FINAL.

Presented by : Q. Iulius Probus.

Good day and welcome in the arena for the Final of Munera Gladiatoria.

Today's fight is being held between Bastus a thraex owned by hon.
Titus Iulius Sabinus Crassus and Agathyrsus a murmillo owned by the sweet young lady Iulia Caesaris Cytheris Aege.

This will be an amazing fight between a man from the dacian territories and a man from the dark north.

And the fight begins.

Bastus attacks like the thunder but Agathyrsus defends himself behind the shield. This one rolls on his heels and begins the attack against Bastus, one hit after another. Bastus is forced to fall back a few steps, strafes and returns the attack, but the shield of Agathyrsus is really big for him at this moment.
Finaly he finds an opening in the defense of Agathyrsus and take his chanse to attack there, but Agathyrsus left this opening as a bate and again he turns to a counterattack.
Agathyrsus is hitting the shield of Bastus on poupose, just to weak him and find his weak point. At one moment we can see that when Agathyrsus hits with his gladius he opens wide the defense. Bastus sees that to and tries to take advantage of this and strike there, but Agathyrsus once again rolls on his heels and falls in the backof Bastus with the sword pointed between Bastus` shoulders.

The fight is over and Bastus is spared for the courrage and the show revealed in the arena.

So, People of Nova Roma, I give you the winner…Agathyrsus…

With that the Munera Gladiatoria is over and we'll see again at the next Ludi.
 

DE ROMANIS ILLUSTRIBUS 3.

Presented by : T. Artoria Marcella.

Question #5:

Gaius Marius served as consul a record seven times and was given a triumph for
his defeat of Jugurtha, but he is best known for military reforms.

a) Name five of the reforms.

There were a good deal more than five reforms, and everyone who answered the
question earned the point, but Marius:

Opened up military service to all Roman males, not just the landowners. This
turned the citizen militia into a professional army where the soldiers made a
career of the military.

Restructured the legions, including replacing the maniple with the cohort as the
basic army unit and forming auxiliary units of spectialized fighters--including
cavalry.

Standardized weapons (the pilum and gladius) and training for all infantry.

Improved the pilum by weaking the connection between the head and shaft,
essentially turning it into a one-time use weapon, thereby preventing its being
"returned" by the enemy.

Shortened the baggage trains by having the men carry their own equipment, rather
than hauling it in a wagon.

Standardized the standards, so to speak, by replacing the various animal
standards with the aquila--the eagle.

Introduced the concept of promoting from within the ranks.

b) Which battle did Marius win that resulted in the mass suicide of enemy
women, rather than be taken captive by Rome?

Answer: The battle of Aquae Sextiae.

Question #6

During the Second Macedonian War, Titus Quintius Flamininus became both a hero
to Rome and to Greece when he defeated Philip V in Thessaly.

a) Which two generals preded him in engaging Philip in Macedonia?

Sulpicius and Publius Villius.

b) Flamininus was accompanied to Boeotia by Attalus--what happened to Attalus
during the visit?

He had fainted during an oration and later died.

c) The Battle of Cynoscephalae is named, as are most battles, for the location
at which is was fought. What does cynoscephalae mean?

Dog's heads, due to the shape of the hills.

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