A gladiatorial training school.
Used in a Sentence
ludus
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ludus.
Editorial note
Perhaps that's a mistranslation and he was referring to Ludus latrunculorum?
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A gladiatorial training school.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ludus gathered in one view.
A private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.
(historical, Ancient Rome) A school, in particular:
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ludus.
noun
A gladiatorial training school.
noun
A private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) A school, in particular:
Example sentences
Perhaps that's a mistranslation and he was referring to Ludus latrunculorum?
A gladiator was trained in the ludus by experienced former gladiators.
We don't even really know how they played Ludus Latrunculorum, despite finding quite a few sets and more boards - but there are several reconstructions from literary references.
I see driving as the unspoken modern Ludus Magnus, or Colosseum.
Maniac eros Maniac ludus Maniac storge Agapic eros Agapic ludus Agapic storge Pragmatic eros Pragmatic ludus Pragmatic storge I don’t think people argued that eros lasted a lifetime, but others fill the gap as one matures and life circumstances change.
'Ludum' (vs 'ludus') possibly comes from the game jam 'ludum dare' (where 'ludum' is okay because it's meant to be in the accusative - the object of 'dare' - 'to give/make').
Conatus sum optimum appetitum pascere Serva eam omni nocte venire Tam difficile est ut ei satisfiat, oh Tenentur ludens amore sicut erat sicut ludus Simulans idem Deinde conversus et iterum discede, sed uh-oh Hic amor accepit portorium in me Dixit etiam multis temporibus ante vale Et cor eius breakin 'in conspectu oculorum meorum Et non optio 'Fac tibi non vale ultra dicere' Whoa?
The dediticii were mainly slaves whose masters had felt compelled to punish them for serious misconduct by placing them in chains, branding them, torturing them to confess a crime, imprisoning them or sending them involuntarily to a gladiatorial school (ludus), or condemning them to fight with gladiator or wild beasts (their subsequent status was obviously a concern only to those who survived).
Quote examples
The title should be "ludus mortuus est", the game is dead.
You could form a sentence that way that looked identical, ludus mortuus est, and it would mean "the game is dead", which just happens to be semantically identical with "the game has died".
I see "Ludus mortuus est" and I immediately want to respond "Vivat ludus!"
Google translate gives "ludus mortuus est".
Proper noun examples
Ludus is finally out of beta with the biggest update to their presentation tool for creatives.
Upper classes hired private tutors/bough slaves, however there were public (privately funded) schools called 'Ludus' accessible to a significant proportion of the the population.
Ludus takes the nominative, since it's the subject of the sentence.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ludus in a sentence?
Perhaps that's a mistranslation and he was referring to Ludus latrunculorum?
What does ludus mean?
A gladiatorial training school.
What part of speech is ludus?
ludus is commonly used as noun.