GREEK
& ROMAN ATHLETICS (01:190:309)
M TH PERIOD 3 (11.30-12.50), Spring 2003
T. Corey Brennan (Department of Classics)
Ruth Adams Building 005; tel. 732.932.9493; email = tcbr@rci.rutgers.edu
Office hours = Monday and Thursday, 3.30-4.30 + by appointment
Required texts (all in RU
Bookstore):
1. Mahoney, Anne. Roman Sport and Spectacles: A Sourcebook (2001) [=Mahoney]
2. Miller, S.G. Arete. Greek Sports from Ancient Sources. Second edition
(1991) [=Miller]
3. Pindar's Victory Songs (trans. F.J. Nisetich) (1980) [=Nisetich].
For Pindar, O = Olympian, P = Pythian, N = Nemean, I = Isthmian. NB read
individual poems with Nisetich introductions, glossaries, and notes]
4. Potter, D.S. and Mattingly, D.J. (eds.) Life, Death, and Entertainment
in the Roman Empire (1999) [=Potter & Mattingly]
Useful websites for this
class:
http://classics.rutgers.edu/Cla309_2003.htm [course website]
www.perseus.tufts.edu [Perseus Project].
--Note especially www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/ [general Olympics]
--http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.00
64&query=toc&layout=&loc=2.5 [Bacchylides index]
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html [Internet Ancient History
Sourcebook]
--Note especially
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-index.html [Suetonius
texts]
http://classics.mit.edu/ [Internet Classics Archive] [441 Classical texts]
www.sms.org/mdl-indx/internet.htm [internet resources for Classics in
general]
socrates.berkeley.edu/~cls180/index.html [S.G. Miller site]
Requirements: two papers (each 5-7 pages) + midterm and final, each for 25%
of total grade.
Schedule of lectures and
readings:
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1. |
23
JANUARY THURSDAY |
Introduction and organization NO READING |
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2. |
27
JANUARY MONDAY |
The earliest days of Greek athletics Miller pp. 1-16 |
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3. |
30
JANUARY THURSDAY |
The athletic body Miller pp. 17-20 Potter & Mattingly pp. 67-84 (see also pp. 85-109) |
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4. |
3
FEBRUARY MONDAY |
Introduction to Bacchylides and Pindar I Nisetich pp. 1-20 Miller pp. 63-96 |
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5. |
6
FEBRUARY THURSDAY |
Running Miller pp. 21-25 Pindar O14, P10, P11, N8 (footraces) Pindar P9 (full armor race) Cf. Bacchylides 6, 7, 10 |
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6. |
10
FEBRUARY MONDAY |
Introduction to Bacchylides and Pindar II Nisetich pp. 21-74 |
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7. |
13
FEBRUARY THURSDAY |
Wrestling, Boxing Miller pp. 25-36 Pindar O8, 09, P8, N4, N10 (wrestling) Cf. Bacchylides 11, 12 (wrestling) Pindar O7, O10, O11 (boxing) Cf. Bacchylides 1, 2 (boxing) |
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8. |
17
FEBRUARY MONDAY |
Pancration, Pentathlon Miller pp. 36-50 Pindar N2, N3, N5, N6, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8 (pancration) Cf. Bacchylides 13 (pancration) Pindar O13, N7 (pentathlon) Cf. Bacchylides 9 (pentathlon) |
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9. |
20
FEBRUARY THURSDAY |
Equestrian I Miller pp. 50-57 Pindar O2, O3, O4, P1, P2, P4, P5, P6, P7 (chariot racing) Potter & Mattingly pp. 285-287 |
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10. |
24
FEBRUARY MONDAY |
Equestrian II Pindar N1, N9, I1, I2, I3 (chariots continued) Cf. Bacchylides 3, 4, 14 (chariots) Pindar O1, P3 (single horse) Cf. Bacchylides 5 (single horse) Pindar O5, O6 (mule cart) |
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11. |
27
FEBRUARY THURSDAY |
Contests for music, literary composition, acting, painting, medicine, beauty Miller pp. 58-62 Pindar P12 (flute playing) Pindar N11 (lack of Panhellenic victory!) |
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12. |
3
MARCH MONDAY |
Women in athletics; athletes and heroes Miller pp. 99-113 Mahoney pp. 65-70 |
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13. |
6
MARCH THURSDAY |
Ball playing Miller pp. 115-120 Note www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/romeball.html [D.R. Kowalski site] |
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14. |
10
MARCH MONDAY |
PAPER I DUE (Pindar or Bacchylides topic) NO READING |
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15. |
13
MARCH THURSDAY |
The gymnasion, athletics, and education Miller pp. 121-150 |
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16. |
24
MARCH MONDAY |
The spread of Greek athletics in the Hellenistic and Roman periods Miller pp. 151-164 Mahoney pp. 40-44 |
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17. |
27
MARCH THURSDAY |
Amateurism and professionalism, nationalism and internationalism; ideals and realities Miller pp. 165-201 |
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18. |
31
MARCH MONDAY |
MIDTERM Amusing the Roman masses I: theaters Mahoney ‘Introduction’ vii-xiv Potter & Mattingly pp. 205-224 Tertullian, On Spectacles |
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19 |
3
APRIL THURSDAY |
? TCB jury duty Amusing the Roman masses I: amphitheaters Potter & Mattingly pp. 224-243 Mahoney pp. 1-10 Pseudo-Cyprian, On the Public Shows |
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20. |
7
APRIL MONDAY |
Amusing the Roman masses II: baths and bathing (with swimming) Potter & Mattingly pp. 243-255 Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar (selections) www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-julius.html(selections) |
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21. |
10
APRIL THURSDAY |
Actors and athletes in the Roman world Mahoney pp. 37-64 Potter & Mattingly pp. 256-283 Suetonius, Life of the Deified Augustus (selections) |
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22. |
14
APRIL MONDAY |
Chariot racing I Mahoney pp. 24-36 Suetonius, Life of Caligula (selections) |
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23. |
17
APRIL THURSDAY |
Chariot racing II Potter & Mattingly pp. 284-303 Suetonius, Life of Nero (selections) |
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24. |
21
APRIL MONDAY |
Chariot racing III Potter & Mattingly pp. 284-303 (continued) Suetonius, Life of Vitellius |
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25. |
24
APRIL THURSDAY |
Gladiators I Mahoney pp. 11-23 Potter & Mattingly pp. 303-325 |
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26. |
28
APRIL MONDAY |
Gladiators II Potter & Mattingly pp. 303-325 (continued) Suetonius, Life of Domitian (selections) |
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27. |
1
MAY THURSDAY |
Gladiators III Mahoney pp. 91-100 Historia Augusta Life of Elagabalus |
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28. |
5
MAY MONDAY |
Sports and Roman Politics Mahoney pp. 71-90 PAPER II DUE |
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8
MAY THURSDAY 8 AM-11 AM |
EXAM
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