| Part I
Introduction to Sports Ancient and Modern |
Aug. 31 Course
Introductions
Discussion: What is sport? |
Sept. 2 The Vocabulary
of Sport and
Greek Athletic
Vocabulary;
the Philosophy of Sport /
Philosophies of Sport
Resource Guide in Philosophy of Sport.
Monmouth College Statement of Athletic
Philosophy |
| Sept. 7
Revival
of the Ancient Olympics /
The Olympic Games /
Athens 2004
Paralympics /
Athens 2004 /
IOC Website |
Sept. 9 The Modern Olympic Myth
Tyrrell xiii-xv;
Samaranch Aside, Corruption's as Ancient as Games;
Olympic
Values Athens 2004 /
Paul Shorey
/ Avery
Brundage also Perrottet, pp.
80-82 |
Sept. 14 Amateurism vs. Professionalism in Ancient and
Modern Sport
Miller #205-223; Chronology /
Timeline of Roman History /
The
Real Story /
Context and
Spirit of the Games / Professionals
vs. Amateurs |
Sept. 16 Nationalism and Internationalism in Ancient and
Modern Sport
Miller #224-231; Perrottet, chapter 14
Overview of
Resource
Summary and Review Assignment
Greek
Pantheon / The
Major Gods /
Greek Gods and Sports |
Sept. 21 Poetry
and Athletics: Pindar
Miller # 248-256; Tyrrell, pp. 98-103;
Art Competitions at the Olympic Games /
When Arts Were On
the Podium /
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" /
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. 5th 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." |
| Part II The
Origin and Prehistory of Sport |
Sept. 23 The Origin of Sport
Pindar's Olympian Odes
Sansone (on
reserve); Perrottet , chapter 11 |
|
Sept. 28 Athletics in the Early Mediterranean, Bronze Age
Greece, and ancient Egypt; Pindar's Pythian Odes
Mayan Ballgame:
Ballgame
/ Chichen
Itza /
Uxmal
Ballcourt
See Athletic
Events in Prehistory
1st
Unit Quiz (on Part I) will be given in the last part of this
class.
|
Sept. 30 Athletics in Homer
Pindar's Nemean Odes
Miller #1 and 2; Tyrrell, chapter 1 and pg. 118 (Odyssey
18.1-107); Homeric
Age |
| Part III Ancient Athletic Games
and Athletic Events |
Oct. 5 The Four Crown Games and the Panathenaia
Pindar's Isthmian Odes
Miller #119-127; 232-247; Swaddling, chapters 1, 3, and
9; Tyrrell pp. 57-59; 87-98; 141-156 Olympic
Festival in Antiquity
/
Ancient
Nemea /
Unearthing the First Olympics (Nemea) /
Recreating the Nemean Games /
Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games
Pindaric Ode Celebrating Sports due. |
Oct. 7 Olympia: Introduction to the Site
Swaddling,
chapter 2; Tyrrell, chapter 2; Perrottet , chapters 1-4; Tour
of Olympia |
Oct. 12 Olympia and the Games;
Miller
#80-89; Tyrrell, pp. 181-188; Perrottet , chapter 12; The
Temple of Zeus |
Oct. 14 Organization of the Festival;
Swaddling,
chapters 4-5; Miller #9-118; Tyrrell, pp. 188-204; Perrottet, chapters 5-7
Resource
Summary and Review |
Oct. 19
Discussion of Prospectus
for Individualized
Project (Prospectus is due on Nov. 2). |
Oct. 21
Quiz
on Olympic Site followed by film. |
| Oct. 22 Mid
Course Evaluation due before you leave for fall break |
| Oct. 28
NO CLASS |
Nov. 2 Running
and Marathon
Swaddling, pp. 57-62; Miller #20-31; Tyrrell, pp.
59-74; Perrottet, chapter 13
Pentathlon and Discus
Swaddling
, pp. 62-71; Miller #47-60; Tyrrell, pp. 204-210; 216-224; Perrottet,
chapter 9; also Ovid on Apollo and Hyacinthus (hand-out)
Prospectus
for Individualized
Project Due
Miller's Ancient Greek
Athletics Syllabus |
Nov. 4 Jumping
and Javelin
Miller
#61-65; Tyrrell, pp. 210-216 |
Nov. 9
Combat Sports: Boxing,
Wrestling, and
Pankration
Swaddling,
pp. 71-82; Miller #32-46; Tyrell, chapter 4; Perrottet, chapter 16
New websites: Ancient
Greek Athletes / Famous
Olympic Victors |
Nov. 11 Equestrian Events and Non-Athletic
Competitions
Swaddling, pp. 81-87; Miller #66-80 and 176-178; Tyrrell, pp.
74-86; Perrottet, chapter 8 |
| Part IV Prizes, Athletes, and
Spectators |
Nov. 11
Judging,
Prizegiving and Symposia
Swaddling, chapters 7 and 8; Miller #105-118;
Tyrrell, pp. 224-225; Perrottet, chapters 10 and 18 |
Nov. 16
Spectators and Nudity; the Greco-Roman
Gymnasium
Miller #3-19 and 91-95
Famous Ancient Athletes, Training, Medicine and
Education
Miller # 60a-d and 163-175; Tyrrell, pp. 156-180; Perrottet,
chapter 17
2nd
Unit Quiz (on Parts II
and III) |
Nov. 18 Women in Greek Sport
Swaddling, pp. 40-43;
Miller # 149-162; Perrottet, chapter 14 |
| Part V Roman Sports |
Nov. 23 From Greece to Rome.
Sports in Early Rome
Mahoney, chapters 1 and 4; Miller # 190-204; Vergil,
Aeneid V |
Nov. 30 Amphitheatre and Circus: The Colosseum and
the Circus Maximus
Mahoney, chapter 3 |
Dec. 2 Gladiators and Their Private Lives
Mahoney, chapters 2 and 5; The
Gladiator Site
Map/Geography Quizzes |
Dec. 7 Sports and Roman Society. The Roman
Bath Complex
Mahoney, chapter 6-7
Individualized Project
due at 3:30 P.M. |
Dec. 9 Christian Martyrs and Ancient
Sports
3rd
Unit Quiz (on Parts
IV and V) |
| Dec. 16 8 A.M. Poster Presentations, Course Evaluations, etc. |