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Apr 29, 2026
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CLSICS 291 - Sport and Spectacle in Greece and Rome
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit
Description:
This course will examine the competitive games of antiquity-especially athletics, chariot racing, and gladiatorial combat-and analyze the place they had in the religious and cultural lives of Greeks and Romans. Topics include athletic training, the Pan-Hellenic festivals, praise poetry, prizes, professionalism, nudity, the participation of women, amphitheaters, and the cult of violence in Rome.
Distribution Area: Humanities
032212:1
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