| Part I
Introduction to Sports Ancient and Modern |
Aug. 27
Course Introductions
Discussion: What is sport?
Monmouth College Statement of Athletic Philosophy |
Aug. 29
The Vocabulary and Philosophy of Sport
The Vocabulary
of Sport and
Greek Athletic Vocabulary;
Kyle, Introduction (1-22); Miller, chapter 16 |
Sept. 1 Philosophy of Sport
the Philosophy of Sport /
Philosophies of Sport /
Resource Guide in Philosophy of Sport
/
Riefenstahl's Olympiad |
Sept. 3
Historical and Religious
Framework of the Greek Athletic World
Miller, Introduction;
Chronology /
Timeline of Roman History
Greek Pantheon
/ The Major Gods
/
Greek Gods and Sports
Miller, chapter 2 (As you read, make a list
of the features of Greek athletics which seem strange to 21st-century
Americans)
Arete #3-11 |
Sept. 5 The Modern Olympic Myth
Revival
of the Ancient Olympics /
The Olympic Games /
Paralympics /
IOC Website
/
Samaranch Aside, C.Avery
Brundage
Kyle, chapter 5 |
Sept. 8
Amateurism vs. Professionalism, Nationalism
and Internationalism in Ancient and
Modern Sport
Miller, chapters 13 and 14; Arete
#146-185;
The
Real Story /
Context and
Spirit of the Games / Professionals
vs. Amateurs /
Corruption's as Ancient as Games;
/ |
Sept. 10
Poetry and Athletics
Arete # 186-192;
Art Competitions at the Olympic Games /
Ode for a Grecian Medal /
Oxford Classicist Writes
Ode for Olympics / "Ode
to Athens" (ancient Greek original) by Armand D'Angour /
"Ode to Athens" (English
translation) by Armand D'Angour /
A.
E. Housman's "To An Athlete Dying Young" |
Sept. 12
Pindar
The
Poetry of Praise/
Pindar /
Writing a Pindaric Epinikion
Note: Reading and discussion of Pindar's
Odes will continue for several classes. You should bring your
copy of Pindar to class every day. On Oct. 3rd you will
hand in your own celebration of sport modeled on a Pindaric ode. This ode
should be at least as long as D'Angour's "Ode to Athens." |
Sept. 15
Interlude on Gladiators
Mahoney, chapter 2; Kyle, pp,
269-274; 279-285; 312-319
Archaeology Lecture on Gladiators: Classrooms 12 A/B Huff Athletic Center at 7:30 P.M.
Attendance Required |
Sept. 17 Gladiators
Discussion of Archaeology Lecture
Pindar's Olympian Odes (focus on
#7 = Arete #189) |
Sept. 19
1st
Unit Exam
Quiz will cover only Part I on the syllabus:
Introduction, Vocabulary of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Historical and
Religious Framework, Amateurism and Professionalism, Pindar, and the
Gladiator lecture.
Format
Part I: 30 multiple choice questions 60% (see
1st Unit Exam
for
samples)
Part II: two
out of three short essay questions on topics listed above 30%
Part III: one short essay question on the Gladiator lecture 10% |
| Part II The
Origin and Prehistory of Sport |
Sept. 22 The Origin of Sport
Kyle, 23-25
Konrad Lorenz:
Triumph Ceremony of the Greylag Goose /
Measuring Behavior
Meynall:
Ethology and
Ethics
Pindar's Olympian Odes Cont. |
|
Sept.
24 The Origin of Sport Cont.
Mayan Ballgame:
Ballgame
/ Chichen
Itza
Pindar's Pythian Odes
|
Sept. 26 and 29 Athletics in the Early Mediterranean, Bronze Age
Greece, and ancient Egypt
See Athletic
Events in Prehistory
Ancient Egyptian Sports
Sports in Ancient China
Kyle, Chapters 1 and 2
Pindar's Nemean Odes
(focus on #5 = Arete 187) |
Oct. 1 Athletics in Homer
Kyle, chapter 3; Miller, chapter 3
Arete
#1
and 2; Homeric
Age
Pindar's Isthmian Odes (focus on #2 = Arete #190) |
| Part III Ancient Athletic Games
and Athletic Events |
Oct.
3 The Four Crown Games
Miller, chapter 4; Kyle, chapter 7
Ancient
Nemea /
Unearthing the First Olympics (Nemea) /
Recreating the Nemean Games /
Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games
Discussion of Prospectus
for Individualized
Project (Prospectus is due on Oct. 15).
Pindaric Ode Celebrating Sports due |
Oct. 6
2nd
Unit Exam
Quiz will cover only Part II
on the syllabus:
the origin and prehistory of sport, world sports,
Athletics in Homer and Pindar lecture. Be sure to
review assigned readings and class powerpoints.
Format
Part I: 20 multiple choice questions
40% (see
1st Unit Exam
for
samples)
Part II:
three out of four short essay questions on topics listed above
60% |
Oct. 8 and 10 No class
Work on your
Prospectus
for Individualized
Project
Mid
Course Evaluation due via e-mail before you leave for fall break |
|
Oct. 13 Fall Break |
Oct. 15
Athens and the Panathenaia
Kyle, chapter 8;
Miller, chapter 7
Arete #84-85
Prospectus
for Individualized
Project DUE |
Oct. 16 (Thursday)
Archaeology Lecture on Elgin Marbles:at 7:30 P.M.
in Morgan Room of Poling Hall
Attendance Required |
Oct. 17 Panathenaia Cont.
Discussion
of Archaeology Lecture
Organization of the Festival
Arete #60-76; Olympic
Festival in Antiquity |
|
Oct.
20 Class will meet in Library to see Art Exhibit and
Watch a Film |
|
Oct. 22 MENTORING DAY:
NO CLASS
|
Oct. 24
Olympia
and the Games
Miller, chapter 5;
Kyle, chapter 6
Tour
of Olympia /
The
Temple of Zeus |
Oct. 27 Running
and Marathon
Miller, chapter 4; Arete #12-19 |
Oct. 29
Pentathlon:
Discus;
Jumping
and Javelin
Arete #32-46;
Ovid on Apollo and Hyacinthus (or
hand-out)
Miller's Ancient Greek
Athletics Syllabus
Quiz on Olympic Site
|
Oct. 31 Combat Sports: Boxing,
Wrestling, and
Pankration
Arete #24-31
New websites: Ancient
Greek Athletes / Famous
Olympic Victors |
Nov. 3
Equestrian Events and Non-Athletic
Competitions
Arete #47-52 and
118-120 |
Nov. 5
Judging,
Prizegiving, Spectators
Miller, chapter 10, Arete #3-11: #
60a-d #77-83;
and
121-130; 163-175 (There is a
lot here to read, so just skim. |
Nov. 7
Combat Sports: Boxing,
Wrestling, and
Pankration
Arete #24-31
New websites: Ancient
Greek Athletes / Famous
Olympic Victors |
| Nov. 10
OLYMPICS? |
Nov. 12
Equestrian Events and Non-Athletic
Competitions
Arete #47-52 and
118-120 |
Nov. 14
Sport in Sparta
Kyle, chapter 9
Women in Greek Sport
Arete
# 96-106;
Miller, chapter 8; Kyle, chapter 11 |
Nov. 17
3rd
Unit Quiz |
Nov. 19
No class. Work on Individualized Project and submit written 200-word report
on Fri. Nov. 21. |
| Part IV Roman Sports |
|
Nov. 21
From Greece to Rome. Sports in Early Rome
Mahoney, chapters 1 and 4;
Vergil,
Aeneid V
Kyle, chapters 13-14 |
Nov. 24
From Greece to Rome. Sports in Early Rome
Mahoney, chapters 1 and 4;
Vergil,
Aeneid V
Kyle, chapters 13-14 |
|
Nov. 26 and 28 Thanksgiving Break
|
| Dec. 1 Scenes from
"Gladiator" |
Dec. 3
Amphitheatres:
The Colosseum
Circus Maximus
Read
pp. 57-62 in Mahoney (Martial on Specatles)
The
Gladiator Site
|
Dec. 5 Gladiators and Their Private Lives
(Hand-outs)
Individualized Project
due at 1:00 P.M. |
Dec. 8 Gladiators and Their Private Lives
(Hand-outs) |
Dec. 10
4th
Unit Quiz (Map/Geography Quizzes?) |
| Dec. 16 Project Presentations, Course Evaluations, etc.
1 P.M. |
