Classical Studies 2300 Lecture 15: Sport and Entertainment in Roman Empire

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: David Lamari

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Map: to the right of this map are the regions alexander the great conquered, by 201 they controlled all of italy, some. Mediterranean islands and part of spain: by 100 they had taken over most of spain, part of. Early romans and greek sport: romans acquainted with athletics since the 5th c. Frivolous: roman criticism in the republic to greek events. Root for someone and be upset if they don(cid:495)t win? (ow could you be: greek athletes first perform in rome at fulvius nobilior(cid:495)s triumph in (cid:883)86 (cid:494)greeklings(cid:495) Romans called greeks this, means (cid:498)little greeks(cid:499), they made fun of them for looking at. Infames is a latin word that was a legal term that meant (cid:498)one that had certain restrictions upon their rights as a citizen(cid:499) didn(cid:495)t count. Ex. could not give testimony in a court case, your signature was meaningless on a will/contract.