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underground ![click to hear : underground click to hear : underground](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area located beneath the arena, designed for easy access for prisoners, gladiators and animals.
elevator ![click to hear : elevator click to hear : elevator](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Device that used a counterweight system to raise the animals to arena level.
cage ![click to hear : cage click to hear : cage](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Barred cell used to lock up and transport animals.
cell ![click to hear : cell click to hear : cell](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Barred room in which prisoners condemned to take part in the games were held.
ramp ![click to hear : ramp click to hear : ramp](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Sloping passage used to reach another level.
trapdoor ![click to hear : trapdoor click to hear : trapdoor](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Lift-up door through which gladiators and animals entered the arena.
arena ![click to hear : arena click to hear : arena](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Sand-covered wooden floor on which gladiators fought.