gcse latin paper 3 (2023)✨

bing ai generated responses to some questions surrouding the coursework for this paper that needed answering

++ the answers are accurate, i checked. the grammar's a little sus in some tenses which distracted me but i think it was off american sites ¯\(ツ)/¯

gladiators: 

- The Murmillo was a type of gladiator during the Roman Imperial age. The Murmillo was armed with a **Gladius sword** with a length of 64–81 cm and weight of 1.2-1.6 kg with a handle made of bone². The Gladius sword was used for jabbing rather than swinging³. The Murmillo also carried a **rectangular shield** made of vertically connected wooden boards with a small bronze boss which protects the shield's handle²

-A Roman venator would have used a variety of weapons to hunt animals in the arena. These weapons included a spear called a hasta, a short sword called a gladius, and a net called a rete. The venator would use the net to entangle the animal and then attack it with the spear or sword¹³.

-A Roman Retarius was a gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a fisherman. He carried a **weighted net** (rete), a **three-pointed trident** (fuscina or tridens), and a **dagger** (pugio)²¹. The Retiarii wore light armor, consisting of an arm guard, a shoulder guard, and cloth padding³. They depended on speed and agility in the arena³.

the colosseum! ✪ ω ✪

The Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as the Colosseum, was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty around AD 70-72 as a gift to the Roman people³. It was officially dedicated in AD 80 by Titus in a ceremony that included 100 days of games¹. Later, in AD 82, Domitian completed the work by adding the uppermost story¹. The construction of the Colosseum began sometime between AD 70 and 72 under the emperor Vespasian and it opened nearly a decade later². The Colosseum was built with travertine limestone and volcanic rock. It is estimated that it took around 9 years to build². The cost of building the Colosseum is not known but it is believed to have been funded by spoils taken from the Jewish Temple after the Siege of Jerusalem in AD 70.

ghosts:

In ancient Rome, people believed in multiple forms of life after death. A consistent theme throughout these accounts is the lack of a proper burial for the deceased. Indeed, burial rites were incredibly important for ancient religions. The improper burial of the dead was considered the prime reason for the return of a spirit from the afterlife. Ghosts in ancient Rome were understood to appear in certain predictable ways and, usually, at certain times of the night². 


The Ancient Romans believed in two kinds of ghosts. First, there was the ‘Lemure.’ Lemure were thought to be mean-spirited ghosts that haunted people. Second, there was the ‘Manes.’ Manes were the spirits of the dead who had been good people in life. The Romans believed that the Manes would protect their descendants…