TH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gladiator, Fourth Wall, Militarism
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Entertainment- the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment. **a diversion- when the mind is turned from things that are serious. What about the us? television, music, netflix, sports, social media, etc. average ticket paid last week- , highest (book of mormon) What kind of entertainment did the romans prefer? diversion- like people getting killed by animals. Battle of corinth- 146 bc (romans defeat greeks) City of rome- 1 million inhabitants at the height of the empire. Early theatre held on the streets or in people"s homes or on small wooden stages that were built and then destroyed. Roman theatre is more philosophical than greek (art is non-didactic) Romans spent a lot of time grooming: baths, perfumes- the saved, waxed, and plucked body was the accepted norm. Julius caesar: proclaimed perpetual dictator in 44 bc just months before being assassinated on the ides of march (15th) (on the steps of portico- his enemy)
