Classical Studies 2300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Philhellenism, Euripides, Zappas Olympics

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

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Greek athletics in rome: passage plutarch, roman questions: roman military vs. Influenced by these things, they have unconsciously left behind their weapons and prefer to be called not good warriors and knights, (cid:271)ut (cid:396)athe(cid:396) (cid:374)i(cid:373)(cid:271)le a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eautiful athletes. (cid:863) Neroneia 60 ce, repeated also in 65 ce, but ceased upon his death: 3 parts: music, wrestling, horse racing: passage: tacitus, annales: ill-effe(cid:272)ts of ne(cid:396)o(cid:859)s helle(cid:374)izi(cid:374)g. Roman nobles into disgracing themselves on the stage, under the pretense of being orators and poets. Emperor trajan to pliny the younger: (cid:862)the stipe(cid:374)d appoi(cid:374)ted fo(cid:396) the (cid:448)i(cid:272)to(cid:396) i(cid:374) the iselasti(cid:272) ga(cid:373)es ought not, i think, to commence till he makes his triumphant entry into his city. Nor are the prizes, at those combats which i thought proper to make iselastic, to be extended backwards to those who (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:448)i(cid:272)to(cid:396)s (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e that alte(cid:396)atio(cid:374) took pla(cid:272)e(cid:863) Types of greek games: 7 crown games (know them); iselastic.