ludus

plural ludi

1. A school, in particular:
   1. Ancient RomehistoricalA gladiatorial training school.

      "[…] and I'd just as soon not set foot in another ludus." "I've had my fill of ludi, believe me," he mutters. "But I've falsified a life before. I can do it again." Then he smiles. "I hear Rome is lovely." I wrinkle my nose . " I'd rather live in Pompeii's sewer[…]"

      2016 November 6, Ann Gallagher, The Left Hand of Calvus: M/M Trans Historical Romantic Suspence, GallagherWitt, →ISBN

   2. Ancient RomehistoricalA private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.

      […] the routine of the Roman ludus emphasized strenuous discipline and corporal punishment. An institution for developing the skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, the ludus was attended by children from the ages of seven through twelve.

      1994 December 14, Gerald L. Gutek, A History of the Western Educational Experience: Second Edition, Waveland Press, →ISBN, page 63