KP141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Secutor, Retiarius, Gladiator
6 Dec 2017
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Links between ancient greek sport and war: agon. The connection between ritualization in war and the production of sport: similarities as an autotelic exercise, primitive war and aristocratic societies. Roman sport spectacle: ludi, gladiators and chariot racing. Roman kingdom- founded c. 753bce (ruled by one king) Roman republic- founded c. 509bce ( rule by representative government) Roman empire - founded 27bce ( octavian- rst roman emperor) Roman culture vs greek culture: di erence in politics. Centralized republic/ empire vs decentralized city states. Expansive. contest vs isolationists: di erence in culture. Utility (outcomes and result, don"t care how) vs aesthetics (the means, what is. Wednesday, september 27, 2017 beauty what is justice, its autotelic) Roman physical activity: practice physical exercises. Drawn to utilitarian proposes of physical activity. Ancient greek sports: principle of human achievement/ perfection, form of greek cultural expression. tied with greek religiosity, participated by the social elite.
