CLA 045 Sport & Spectacle in the Ancient Mediterranean

Lecture/Discussion TR 10:30 AM 11:50 AM
Instructor: Kathleen Cruz 
Course Description: Cultural practices and attitudes related to sport and spectacle in the ancient Mediterranean. Secular and ritual festivals and competitions, funerary games, gladiatorial combat and violent mass entertainment, royal hunts and imperial triumphs, and literary, artistic, and philosophical depictions of ancient athletes and physical performances and competitions.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s).
  • Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken CLA 045V.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC).