K 381 Vieo questions

what were roman gladdiatorial training schools like

Brutal part prison part training centers

The ancient Olympic Games were a

sacred religious festival

At the opening of the ceremony of the Coliseum (Flavian Ampitheater) in AD 80 how many animals were killed?

9000 animals in 100 days

What events comprised the Funeral Games of Patroklos?

A chariot race boxing, wrestling, running, spear throwing, hand to hand combat, archery

What did the Greeks do to prepare their bodies for the Olympic Games?

The Greek athlete wore the uniform of the gods, which meant he competed naked Body would be washed and covered with a dust. Before exercise, the athlete would be washed, oiled, and scented. After exercise, body was scraped and the dust was used in medicines etc. Trained their bodies long and hard for the games. The gods are idealized versions of man

What conditions did the crowd face?

The spectators had no benches to sit on, so all 40,000 people gathered on a field and sat on the ground. It was the hottest time of the year in Greece and no shade was provided. There were also official police that would beat any spectator if they stepped out of line The village was filthy and smelled awful, with flies and blood being everywhere from the sacrificed animals.

How did the Greeks treat the victorious athlete?

The winner became a greater than human figure Winner was praised by all and treated like a demi God.

What does the film reveal about combat sports at the Olympics?

There were only three ways a fight would end, by knockout, surrender death. Flights went on for hours on end and no breaks were allowed

modern Olympics Games vs the ancient Olympics Games?

They both share the fact that events as a four-year cycle The modern Olympic Games were a secular non religious festival The ancient Olympic Games were a sacred religious festival

In what ways did the ancient Greeks connect the Olympic Games to their religious views?

They were in honor of Zeus. There were sacrifices to Zeus at this festival of 100 oxen it was a religious ceremony and also a glorious barbecue. The chops and steaks were given to the crowd to feast on

what was the symbol of death in the roman world

Thumbs up

How popular were the ancient Olympic games?

Would gather thousands of people all over the city-states and the world. No other event was as popular as olympic games

in 73 AD which gladiator led the slave revolt

a greek slave named sparticus

The modern Olympic Games were

a secular non religious festival

Olympic rings were not from

ancient times but made up by the German archaeologists. Festival was originally pagan.

In Homer's Odyssey, what events comprise the athletic events of the Phaeacians?

boxing wrestling discus throw racing long jump (these events correlate to when Odysseus was washed along the phaecian shore and no one knew it was him. they he proved them bishes wrong when he dominated all of them in sports)

what happened to the 6000 survivors of gladiatorial revolt

crucified from rome to capua

who were considered michael jordens of ancience rome

gladiators

What is the connection between sport and religion in games of patroklus? How do the Gods supposedly influence sporting events?

in religious aspects, the games were held in commemoration of Patroklus The Gods help is an example: when the guy was helped by Athena through prayer to win. In the chariot race prayer happened as well to get his reigns back

where in rome was the first gladiator games

market place

did the legalization of Christianity stop the gladiator games

no

Did the ancient Greeks have a concept for the noble loser?

no, the focus of Greece was to win If you didn't win, you didn't matter. one winning takes it all

Greek Olympic Games were a

sacred religious festival to worship who Zeus. and platform or ladder for man to be become a gods So if you want to become a god you have to be well built and strong and and to look aesthetically attractive

After roman converted to Christianity, thy went to Olympia and shut it down In order to

send a clear message, a church was built in the middle of Theodosius workshop where a mighty statue of Zeus had been created

the largest non Christian religious festival in the world was

the Olympic Games.

what historical evidence confirms that etruscans influenced the romans

tomb paintings, representations of bloody funeral games

What groups of people competed in Funeral Games of Patroklos?

warriors military men; sons of kings

In the Funeral Games of Patroklos, what types of prizes did the athletes compete for?

women faultless in their work; 6 year old unbroken, pregnant mane; a cauldron holding measures (money) (olive oil)

How many of 19,000 slaves that were forced to fight in massive mock naval battle (naumachia) organzied by the emperor claduius, survived the battle?

100

what year was the first gladitorial games held in rome

264 bc

In what year was Christianity legalized by emperor Constantine?

312 AD or 313 AD

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Augustus Caesar

Why were the Olympic games eventually banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius in A.D. 394? Because of Religion Because of economics

Because of religion Christianity the Roman Christians want to assert and spread the Christian faith so they wipeout non-christian faith which was the pagans

which roman emperor fought in gladiator contests on at least 735 occassions

Commodus

Which emperor is renowned for the first persecuting Christians?

Nero

How were women treated in relation to the Olympic Games?

No woman was allowed to compete or to even watch the games. If a woman was spotted at any of the events, the penalty was death by falling; thrown off the cliffs.