APA 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fictional World Of The Hunger Games, Ludi Romani, Chariot Racing

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2302
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

Sport and games in the roman empire gladiators. Stoics: emphasized personal conduct and the attainment of personal happiness by accepting whatever life dealt to oneself and to remain optimistic (live according to nature) Epicureanism: promoted the development of erudite individuals who sought happiness through joys of the mind. We have greater control over the mind than the body, so we should concentrate on cultivating friendship of gifted and noble men and aesthetic enjoyments to obtain happiness (mind and bodily pleasures) Eventually these philosophies gave way to more military based ideas about individuals within roman society. Evolution from simple agricultural athletic festivals to elaborate games financed and administered by the government. Romans grew into a nation of spectators, only few participants. Peasants for poorer romans, life was a struggle they lived in shabby apartments that could collapse or burn at any moment. Dramatically affected by contagious disease outbreaks, the plague, poor health and hygiene.