Note: You must establish a session for the correct term (Spring, Summer, or Spring/Summer 2002) on wolverineaccess.umich.edu in order to use the link "Check Times, Location, and Availability". Once your session is established, the links will function. Courses in Classical Civilization This page was created at 7:29 AM on Mon, Jul 1, 2002. Summer Half-Term Courses Spring Half-Term Courses CLCIV 372. Sports and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. Section 101. Instructor(s): David S Potter (dsp@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The amphitheater full of gladiators, the circus full of chariots (with or without Charleton Heston) are among the most abiding images of Roman, and perhaps, any western culture. The Olympic games were as much a Roman institution as they were Greek – indeed the Roman empire was the first great age of public entertainment. But what did it all mean? How is entertainment related to the interests of society as a whole? These are two of the questions that we will explore through a discussion of the place of Roman entertainment in Roman society. We will start by looking at the broad structures of Roman life, and then move through the diverse entertainments of the Romans from athletic events to the theater, from chariot racing to public execution, beast hunts, and gladiators. Readings include selections from ancient authors and from recent scholarship. Textbooks are available at Shaman Drum, the Course packs (one of sources, one of modern readings) from Accu-Copy. The final grade will be the two hour exams, quizzes in section, homework assignments, and section participation. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. Spring/Summer Term Courses Graduate Course Listings for CLCIV. This page was created at 7:30 AM on Mon, Jul 1, 2002. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2002 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.