HISTORY 3S03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Herodicus, Bloodletting, Pierre De Coubertin
28 Dec 2016
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Humoral theory, exercise and medicine in the ancient world. A sounds mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for (satires, x, 356: notion of balance. Physical exercise is an important or essential part of mental and psychological well- being (popular take on this above quote) Juvenal criticizing the actions and beliefs of many contemporaries misguided prayers (classical scholars debate) Anthropomorphic religion: gods have human qualities, character. Cult of the beautiful body: masculine, beautify, nudity: compared to feminine beauty today. Aesculapius: god of medicine, son of apollo. Hygeia: goddess of health, daughter of aesculapius. Panacea: goddess of cure-all, daughter of aesculapius. Regimen: a systematized course of living (ex, food, clothing etc. ) Don kyle, sport and spectacle in the ancient world (2007) Central to ethnic identity, distinguished them from (cid:494)barbarian(cid:495) peoples (cid:523)not greek, (cid:494)sporting concepts, including contest, prize, excellence, glory, physical and moral beauty were central to greek culture(cid:495) Homer 9th century bce greek epic poet.
