2024-03-112024-03-112023Makins, Marian W. Syllabus for Ancient War Games: Sport and Spectacle in Greece and Rome. Department of Greek and Roman Classics, Temple U, Philadelphia, Fall 2023.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/9705Every four years the world stages athletic contests that are based on the practices of ancient Greece. Every year the NFL assigns a Roman numeral to the Super Bowl and suggests its players are modern gladiators. Greek athletic games and Roman gladiatorial battles developed from the practice of warfare in their societies. American sports may be viewed as the descendants of these ancient “war games.” This class examines the similarities and differences in such sports and the societies that enjoyed (and enjoy) them.15 pagesengAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SAhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/War gamesSports--Greece--History To 1500Sports--Rome--History To 1500Text