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Ludus in a sentence
Ludus meaning
- A school, in particular:
- A gladiatorial training school.
Using Ludus
- The main meaning on this page is: A school, in particular: | A gladiatorial training school. | A school, in particular:
- In the example corpus, ludus often appears in combinations such as: the ludus, ludus duodecim, ludus magnus.
Context around Ludus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ludus
- In this selection, "ludus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, forms, pompeian, roman, duodecim, magnus and play stand out and add context to how "ludus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pompeian ludus site attest and at the ludus magnus to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ludus" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ludus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Andrew Hughes, "The Ludus super Anticlaudianum of Adam de la Bassée". (11 words)
Ludus play is translatable to Mead's category of "games" and includes agon and alea. (15 words)
In some cases, some relationships start off as Eros or Ludus but transition into pragma. (15 words)
The τάβλη of Zeno's time is believed to be a direct descendant of the earlier Roman Ludus duodecim scriptorum ("Game of twelve lines") with that board's middle row of points removed, and only the two outer rows remaining. (40 words)
Ludus duodecim scriptorum used a board with three rows of 12 points each with the 15 checkers being moved in opposing directions by the two players across three rows according to the roll of the three cubical dice. (38 words)
Fans of Starz' will tell you that this is the case when it comes to the plethora of rich, interesting, and amusing gladiators that make up the Ludus of Batiatus as well as other Capua citizens. (36 words)
Example sentences (12)
Ludus play is translatable to Mead's category of "games" and includes agon and alea.
In some cases, some relationships start off as Eros or Ludus but transition into pragma.
Fans of Starz' will tell you that this is the case when it comes to the plethora of rich, interesting, and amusing gladiators that make up the Ludus of Batiatus as well as other Capua citizens.
He then paired these primary forms to produce three secondary forms: ludus plus storgē creates “pragma”, a rational, sensible long-term accommodation.
Andrew Hughes, "The Ludus super Anticlaudianum of Adam de la Bassée".
Animals and performers were brought through the tunnel from nearby stables, with the gladiators' barracks at the Ludus Magnus to the east also being connected by tunnels.
Board games played in Rome included dice (Tesserae or Tali ), Roman Chess ( Latrunculi ), Roman Checkers (Calculi), Tic-tac-toe (Terni Lapilli), and Ludus duodecim scriptorum and Tabula, predecessors of backgammon.
Ludus duodecim scriptorum used a board with three rows of 12 points each with the 15 checkers being moved in opposing directions by the two players across three rows according to the roll of the three cubical dice.
Other training schools were in the same area, including the Ludus Matutinus (Morning School), where fighters of animals were trained, plus the Dacian and Gallic Schools.
Remains of a Pompeian ludus site attest to developments in supply, demand and discipline; in its earliest phase, the building could accommodate 15–20 gladiators.
The Ludus Magnus had its own miniature training arena, which was itself a popular attraction for Roman spectators.
The τάβλη of Zeno's time is believed to be a direct descendant of the earlier Roman Ludus duodecim scriptorum ("Game of twelve lines") with that board's middle row of points removed, and only the two outer rows remaining.
Common combinations with ludus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: