HIST 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fictional World Of The Hunger Games, Ludi, Portus
4 Aug 2019
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Panem et circenses: leisure and popular entertainment in rome. The flavians rebuilt rome to greater extent than any emperor since augustus. Flavians: temple of peace: garden-temple complex started by vespasian, marking victories in civil war + Judea: forum transitorium (forum of nerva): commissioned by domitian to fill area between temple of. War (seen on inner wall inscription: marble exterior masks stone interior; various architectural orders mixed, seating zones: separating emperor and aristocracy from common people, replicated across empire: beginning of permanent theatres. Emergence of professional poets: armed: gladiatorial combat building of colosseum created place for this, e. g. titus commissioned 100 days of games, historical context: origins in etruscan culture; material culture suggests broader. Theater district" in the heart of the city: 2 theatres greek-style odeion + smaller theatre, probably for artistic contests: seating separation still remained in these theatres as well. Besides entertainments, the other half of managing the roman people: involved huge economic burden.
